Praia vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$405	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	1
😀 Quality of life	36	22
🏙️ Population	159K	65.5K

The cost of living in Praia is 7% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6298th and 6047th ($840 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7365th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Sao Tome

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	Praia	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491

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