Rotterdam vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rotterdam	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4464	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$280
🏘️ Family rent	$1909	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$484	$462
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3795	$298
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	93	21
🏙️ Population	592K	71.9K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 133% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1756th and 6146th ($2013 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in the Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 54th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sao Tome

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	Rotterdam	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$0.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1267	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1849	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5063	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.07	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.49	$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.7	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.3	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1521	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12166	$3475

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$866
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$697
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1242
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$990
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$683
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$587
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1300
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$233
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$237
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$860
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$507
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$330
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$351
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$354
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$325
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$567
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$315
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$290
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$761
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$436
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$272
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$448
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$243
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$732
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$250
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$262
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$826
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$310
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$510
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$678
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$407
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$749
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$509
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$510
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$677