Sao Tome vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$312	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	1	11
😀 Quality of life	22	13
🏙️ Population	65.5K	340K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 1% more expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6047th and 6108th ($900 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 8798th and 9133rd 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	$18.3	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$2002
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$2450

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$937
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$904
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$906
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$882
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$882
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1022
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$916
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$551
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$499
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$588
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$489
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$729
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$753
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$560
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$553
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$523
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$354
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$575
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$632
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$735
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1272
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$733
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$743
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$774
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$647
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$569
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$649