Mexico City vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$792	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	73	29
🏙️ Population	9.21M	65.5K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 46% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4074th and 5493rd ($1475 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Mexico vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 2482nd and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Sao Tome

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	Mexico City	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$2877

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1013
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$743
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1209
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1272
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$738
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$627
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1156
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$591
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$373
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$821
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1364
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$773
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$786
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$795
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$693
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$666
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$627
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$564
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$759
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$699
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$531
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$946
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$488
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$830
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$670
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$658
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$995
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$575
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$533
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$759
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$639
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$673
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$596