Sao Tome vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$312	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	15
😀 Quality of life	22	47
🏙️ Population	65.5K	886K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 17% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6047th and 4967th ($900 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Saudi Arabia 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 Tabuk. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8798th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Tabuk

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	Sao Tome	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028