Ottawa vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2482
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	1
😀 Quality of life	92	29
🏙️ Population	1.02M	65.5K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 105% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1668th and 5349th ($2133 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Canada vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 123rd and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sao Tome

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	Ottawa	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$3421

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

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