Sao Tome vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$312	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	1	20
😀 Quality of life	22	45
🏙️ Population	65.5K	1.29M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 94% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6047th and 8801st ($900 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Sao Tome and Principe and Libya, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8798th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sao Tome	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$1187

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058