Monaco City vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monaco City	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7483	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9886	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$6445	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$5999	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$9172	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	21	1
😀 Quality of life	66	29
🏙️ Population	38.9K	65.5K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 640% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1st and 5493rd ($7483 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Monaco and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Monaco vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Monaco City compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5012th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Sao Tome

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	Monaco City	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.88	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.17	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6949	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6027	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6797	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5389	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$270	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.25%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$74781	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$57868	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.31	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.31	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.5	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.2	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.8	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2267	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46388	$2877

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716

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