Munich vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	1
😀 Quality of life	94	28
🏙️ Population	1.51M	65.5K

The cost of living in Munich is 135% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 920th and 5224th ($2463 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Germany vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 61st and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sao Tome

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	Munich	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$4068

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598