Paris vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	1
😀 Quality of life	97	28
🏙️ Population	2.15M	65.5K

The cost of living in Paris is 141% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 843rd and 5224th ($2517 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check France vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 18th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Paris	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$4068

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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