Sao Tome vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$312	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	1	81
😀 Quality of life	22	98
🏙️ Population	65.5K	449K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 73% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6047th and 59th ($900 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8798th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Zurich

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	Sao Tome	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717