San Diego vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$2482
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	86	1
😀 Quality of life	91	29
🏙️ Population	1.39M	65.5K

The cost of living in San Diego is 236% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 50th and 5349th ($3507 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 137th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Sao Tome

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	San Diego	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$3421

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1042
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$745
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1239
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1344
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$750
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$641
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1254
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$601
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$386
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$834
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1555
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$849
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$878
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$922
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$785
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$668
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$655
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$587
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$750
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$687
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$594
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1022
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$578
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$796
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$775
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$659
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$544
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$802
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$665
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$695
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$544
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$543
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$612