Rio de Janeiro vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$445	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$252
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	62	22
🏙️ Population	6.21M	65.5K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 2% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5954th and 6047th ($916 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 4857th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Sao Tome

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	Rio de Janeiro	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$3685

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562

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