Rome vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rome	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1972	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4629	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$1099	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2041	$271
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	1
😀 Quality of life	91	29
🏙️ Population	2.75M	65.5K

The cost of living in Rome is 95% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2104th and 5493rd ($1972 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 months in Rome compared to 0.3 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 134th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Sao Tome

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	Rome	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.4	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2194	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1571	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8628	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.19	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.81	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$499	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14156	$2877

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1013
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$743
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1209
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1272
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$738
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$627
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1156
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$591
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$373
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$821
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1364
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$773
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$786
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$795
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$693
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$666
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$627
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$564
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$759
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$699
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$531
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$946
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$488
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$830
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$670
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$658
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$995
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$575
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$533
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$759
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$639
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$673
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$596