Perth vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$271
😷 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 153% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 791st and 5493rd ($2562 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.3 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 11th and 8825th 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	$16.4	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$2877

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1013
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$743
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1209
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1272
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$738
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$627
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1156
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$591
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$373
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$821
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1364
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$773
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$786
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$795
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$693
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$666
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$627
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$564
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$759
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$699
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$531
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$946
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$488
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$830
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$670
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$658
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$995
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$575
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$533
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$759
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$639
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$673
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$596