New York City vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$252
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	95	22
🏙️ Population	8.8M	65.5K

The cost of living in New York City is 394% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 3rd and 6047th ($4441 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 22nd and 8798th 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	$29.7	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$3685

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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