Nicosia vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$775	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	70	1
😀 Quality of life	81	28
🏙️ Population	56.8K	65.5K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 39% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4118th and 5224th ($1453 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 705th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Sao Tome

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	Nicosia	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$4068

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769

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