Sao Paulo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$538	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	1
😀 Quality of life	75	29
🏙️ Population	11.5M	65.5K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 11% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4918th and 5493rd ($1126 vs $1011) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 1670th and 8825th 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	$7.66	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$2877

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

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