Sao Tome vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$312	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	58
😀 Quality of life	22	81
🏙️ Population	65.5K	687K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 28% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 6047th and 4325th ($900 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th in Sao Tome and Principe and Spain, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.5 months in Seville. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Seville ranked 8th in Spain, while ranked 8798th and 492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Seville

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	Sao Tome	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$3611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$6.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$6034

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Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590

Cities near Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950