Sao Tome vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$312	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	62
😀 Quality of life	22	80
🏙️ Population	65.5K	581K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 29% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6047th and 4316th ($900 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Sao Tome and Principe and Lithuania, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 8798th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Vilnius

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	Sao Tome	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$8531

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302