Sao Tome vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Tome	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2477	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$551	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.8	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	1	92
😀 Quality of life	28	95
🏙️ Population	65.5K	548K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 59% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5224th and 749th ($1046 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Sao Tome and Principe and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8852nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sao Tome	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.1	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.8	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.41%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$943	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.08	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4068	$12471

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Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696