Ramallah vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ramallah	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2170	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$429	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.7	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	1
😀 Quality of life	51	22
🏙️ Population	39K	65.5K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 8% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5974th and 6193rd ($952 vs $878) 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 6160th and 8799th 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	$8.34	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$520	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1208	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$903	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.07	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.8	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.14	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.6	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3782	$3719

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1536
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1768
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2115
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1866
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$730
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1741
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$705
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$721
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2020
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1872
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1815
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2085
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1838
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$847
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$692
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2045
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

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