Sao Tome vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Tome	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$282	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.5	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	99
😀 Quality of life	22	99
🏙️ Population	65.5K	4.84M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6193rd and 312th ($878 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Sao Tome and Principe and Australia, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8799th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sao Tome	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.39%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1459	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$231	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.54	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.9	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3719	$18951

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754