Sao Paulo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$481	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	63	22
🏙️ Population	11.5M	65.5K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 15% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5616th and 6193rd ($1012 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Sao Paulo compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 4573rd and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Sao Tome

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	Sao Paulo	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$3719

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

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