Sao Tome vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Tome	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2409	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$322	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$515	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$552	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$271	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	1	30
😀 Quality of life	29	53
🏙️ Population	65.5K	486K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 3% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5493rd and 5257th ($1011 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Sao Tome and Principe and Namibia, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8825th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Windhoek

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	Sao Tome	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.3	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$332	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.7	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.7	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.34%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1893	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1191	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.41	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.19	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.11	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.8	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2877	$5490

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851