Naples vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naples	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1615	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3721	$2482
🏠 One person rent	$830	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$1380	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1805	$248
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	1
😀 Quality of life	84	29
🏙️ Population	913K	65.5K

The cost of living in Naples is 55% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 3595th and 5349th ($1615 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st 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 1.1 months in Naples compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Naples ranked 7th best city to live in Italy vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 497th and 8862nd 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	$15.4	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$941	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1032	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5096	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2428	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.5	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7022	$3421

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Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1332
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1227
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1718
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1537
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1233
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1312
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$1083
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1502
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1180
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1367
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1363
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1405
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1435
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1165
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1419
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1409
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1495
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1814
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1440
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1237
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1187
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1379
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$2082
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$1200
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1286
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1442
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1322
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1441
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1646
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1128
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1245
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1042
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$745
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1239
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1344
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$750
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$641
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1254
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$601
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$386
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$834
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1555
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$849
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$878
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$922
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$785
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$668
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$655
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$587
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$750
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$687
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$594
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1022
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$578
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$796
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$775
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$659
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$544
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$802
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$665
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$695
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$544
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$543
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$612