Porto-Novo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto-Novo	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1674	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$289	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$534	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$54	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$101	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	23	1
😀 Quality of life	16	22
🏙️ Population	264K	65.5K

The cost of living in Porto-Novo is 26% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7061st and 6047th ($670 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Benin and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Porto-Novo compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Porto-Novo ranked 2nd best city to live in Benin vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 9002nd and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto-Novo vs Sao Tome

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	Porto-Novo	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$911	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.16	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.68	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5849	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$709
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1113
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$590
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$755
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$776
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$647
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$677
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$632
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$354
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$779
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$575
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$695
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$649
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$634
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$553
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$560
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$535
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$588
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$651
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$729
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$558
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$651
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$881
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$658
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$972
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$433
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$551
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1611
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$507
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$462
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$621
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$883
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$743
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502

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