Munich vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	1
😀 Quality of life	94	29
🏙️ Population	1.51M	65.5K

The cost of living in Munich is 150% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 863rd and 5493rd ($2525 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Munich compared to 0.3 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 44th and 8825th 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	$19.2	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$2877

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

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