Sao Tome vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$312	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	29
😀 Quality of life	22	51
🏙️ Population	65.5K	431K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 4% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6047th and 6224th ($900 vs $862) 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 1 months in Windhoek. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8798th and 6198th 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	$18.3	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785