Riga vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$568
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
61
1
😀 Quality of life
79
22
🏙️ Population
605K
65.5K

The cost of living in Riga is 33% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6193rd ($1169 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Latvia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 580th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$3719

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$1377
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$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

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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