Sao Tome vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Tome	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2409	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$322	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$515	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$552	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	99
😀 Quality of life	29	100
🏙️ Population	65.5K	5.45M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5493rd and 370th ($1011 vs $2844) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8825th 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	$25.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.7	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.7	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.34%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1893	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1191	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.41	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.19	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.11	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2877	$25164

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863