Mumbai vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mumbai	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$409	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1100	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$903	$252
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	82	1
😀 Quality of life	69	22
🏙️ Population	15.4M	65.5K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 20% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6818th and 6047th ($716 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in India and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check India vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 2865th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Sao Tome

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	Mumbai	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.78	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.59	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.97	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3007	$3685

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590