Sao Tome vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Tome	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2409	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$322	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$515	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$552	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	8
😀 Quality of life	29	49
🏙️ Population	65.5K	24.7K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 38% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5493rd and 3452nd ($1011 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Sao Tome and Principe and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8825th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sao Tome	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.3	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.7	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.7	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.34%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1893	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1191	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.41	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.7	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.19	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.11	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.4	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.8	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2877	$8750

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415