Rome vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$218
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
1
😀 Quality of life
89
28
🏙️ Population
2.75M
65.5K

The cost of living in Rome is 93% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1942nd and 5224th ($2020 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Italy vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 292nd and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rome Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$4068

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$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1044
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$660
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$708
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1241
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1413
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$676
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$755
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$665
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1363
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$674
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$397
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$849
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1774
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$961
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$926
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1051
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$878
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$671
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$632
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$563
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$793
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$698
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$664
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1102
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$644
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$743
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$793
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$778
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$752
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1013
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$705
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$536
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$835
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$664
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$706
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$536
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$536
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$598