Ramallah vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ramallah	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2359	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$434	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	1
😀 Quality of life	51	22
🏙️ Population	39K	65.5K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 11% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5524th and 6047th ($996 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Palestine and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6159th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Sao Tome

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	Ramallah	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1126	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.08	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4230	$3685

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1930
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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