Naples vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naples	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1396	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3278	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$694	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1182	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1270	$252
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	1
😀 Quality of life	82	22
🏙️ Population	913K	65.5K

The cost of living in Naples is 55% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 3883rd and 6047th ($1396 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 2nd in Italy and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Italy vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Naples compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Naples ranked 8th best city to live in Italy vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 465th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naples vs Sao Tome

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	Naples	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1409	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5006	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2709	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.17	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.69	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.3	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5500	$3685

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Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1181
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1521
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1380
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1165
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$955
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1340
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1046
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1161
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1229
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1250
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1270
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1058
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1289
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1221
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1294
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1562
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1228
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1070
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1312
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1301
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1718
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$964
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1134
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1264
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1171
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1224
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1337
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1004
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1072
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543

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