Perth vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$267
😷 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 167% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1024th and 6193rd ($2345 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7th and 8799th 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	$15.3	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$3719

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617