Sao Tome vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Tome	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2482	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$323	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.6	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	99
😀 Quality of life	29	98
🏙️ Population	65.5K	5.45M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5349th and 348th ($1042 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.2 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8862nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Sydney

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	Sao Tome	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$490	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.39%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.4	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3421	$21946

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864