Santiago vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$540	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	1
😀 Quality of life	78	22
🏙️ Population	6.26M	65.5K

The cost of living in Santiago is 37% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4604th and 6193rd ($1200 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Chile and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Chile vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 705th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Sao Tome

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	Santiago	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$3719

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617