Santiago vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Santiago Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1191
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2945
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$532
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$934
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
1
😀 Quality of life
80
29
🏙️ Population
6.26M
65.5K

The cost of living in Santiago is 14% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4795th and 5349th ($1191 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 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 688th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Santiago vs Sao Tome

Prices for goods and services in Santiago and Sao Tome are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Santiago Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.82
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1028
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3070
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.67
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.15
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10578
$3421

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849

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