San Antonio vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Antonio	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4674	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$1801	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4112	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	1
😀 Quality of life	91	29
🏙️ Population	1.43M	65.5K

The cost of living in San Antonio is 105% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5493rd ($2071 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd and 2nd in the United States and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the United States vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. San Antonio ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 156th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Antonio	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1400	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.7	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4488	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.33	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1365	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19123	$2877

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093

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