Salvador vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$293	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	1
😀 Quality of life	57	22
🏙️ Population	2.42M	65.5K

The cost of living in Salvador is 22% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6861st and 6047th ($705 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5641st and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Sao Tome

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	Salvador	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.22	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$3685

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677

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