Sao Tome vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Tome	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$282	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1286
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.5	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	1	11
😀 Quality of life	22	13
🏙️ Population	65.5K	422K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 14% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6193rd and 5551st ($878 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Sao Tome and Principe and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 8799th and 9095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Yamoussoukro

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	Sao Tome	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$1661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.39%	11.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1459	$2111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$231	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.54	$8.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.9	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.3	$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$9.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.1	$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3719	$3064

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Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1071
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1034
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1012
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1011
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1164
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1047
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$494
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$546
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$971
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$412
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$494
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$503
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$585
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$494
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$492
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$496
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$983
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$747
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$751
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$546
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$979
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$368
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$528
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$345
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$570
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$656
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$742
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1146
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$745
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$744
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$761
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$655
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$574
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$652