Malaga vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$941
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
24
1
😀 Quality of life
78
22
🏙️ Population
586K
65.5K

The cost of living in Malaga is 73% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 3616th and 6193rd ($1519 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Spain and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Spain vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 654th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$3719

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$879
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$659
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$702
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1201
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$812
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$651
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$710
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$655
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1368
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$638
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$374
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$933
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1686
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$906
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$886
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1036
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$846
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$764
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$537
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$469
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$794
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$714
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$658
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1133
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$635
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$710
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$755
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$774
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1019
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$704
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$531
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$711
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$699
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$686
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$617