Saint Petersburg vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$497	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	1
😀 Quality of life	67	22
🏙️ Population	5.6M	65.5K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 8% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5668th and 6047th ($974 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Russia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Russia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 3598th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Sao Tome

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	Saint Petersburg	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$3685

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

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