Nicosia vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$701	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	69	1
😀 Quality of life	81	22
🏙️ Population	330K	65.5K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 54% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4220th and 6193rd ($1352 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 469th and 8799th 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	$12	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$3719

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617