Sao Tome vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$312	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	1	18
😀 Quality of life	22	60
🏙️ Population	65.5K	932K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 44% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6047th and 3004th ($900 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 0.8 months in Tenerife. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 8798th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sao Tome	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291