Malaga vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$839
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$298
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
24
1
😀 Quality of life
79
21
🏙️ Population
579K
71.9K

The cost of living in Malaga is 66% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 3666th and 6146th ($1435 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 506th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$0.65
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$6.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677