Riyadh vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$944	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	1
😀 Quality of life	78	22
🏙️ Population	7.01M	65.5K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 82% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2911th and 6047th ($1637 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 733rd and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sao Tome

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	Riyadh	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529

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