Sao Paulo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$2482
🏠 One person rent	$537	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$248
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	1
😀 Quality of life	74	29
🏙️ Population	11.5M	65.5K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 7% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5003rd and 5349th ($1115 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 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 2408th and 8862nd 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	$7.85	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$3421

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

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