Rotterdam vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	94	28
🏙️ Population	664K	65.5K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 150% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 689th and 5224th ($2615 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 67th and 8852nd 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	$23.2	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$4068

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$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