Riga vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$532	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$252
😷 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 24% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4764th and 6047th ($1113 vs $900) 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 1.2 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 596th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Riga	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$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	$473	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$3685

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220

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