New York City vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	98	28
🏙️ Population	8.8M	65.5K

The cost of living in New York City is 302% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4th and 5224th ($4203 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United States and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the United States vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 11th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sao Tome

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	New York City	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$4068

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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