Perth vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2482
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	96	29
🏙️ Population	2.14M	65.5K

The cost of living in Perth is 135% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 978th and 5349th ($2448 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 10th and 8862nd 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	$15.6	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$3421

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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