Montreal vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$986	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$267
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	93	22
🏙️ Population	1.76M	65.5K

The cost of living in Montreal is 123% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6193rd ($1954 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in Canada and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Canada vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 60th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sao Tome

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	Montreal	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$3719

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Sao Tome

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