Sao Tome vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$312	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	1	27
😀 Quality of life	22	59
🏙️ Population	65.5K	687K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 18% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6047th and 4828th ($900 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 120th in Sao Tome and Principe and Spain, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 8798th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Zaragoza

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	Sao Tome	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387