Perth vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	98	22
🏙️ Population	2.14M	65.5K

The cost of living in Perth is 131% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1654th and 6047th ($2075 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Australia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Australia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sao Tome

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	Perth	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$3685

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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