Jerusalem vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$1004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5462	$2368
🏠 One person rent	$1402	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$2409	$556
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2879	$285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	1
😀 Quality of life	86	25
🏙️ Population	936K	65.5K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 135% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1118th and 5817th ($2356 vs $1004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Israel and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Israel vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 341st and 8853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sao Tome

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	Jerusalem	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.4	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.2	$9.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1507	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2705	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.05%	7.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14036	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9127	$139
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.15	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.16	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$25.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$21.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.6	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$932	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22194	$4084

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$970
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1071
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1688
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2033
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$812
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1905
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1011
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1689
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2313
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2061
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2066
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2070
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2073
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1958
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1961
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2019
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1977
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1997
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$910
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2199
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2230
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1888
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2359
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$785
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1982
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2110
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2433
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2138
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1938
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1984
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2867
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2236
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2087
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$550
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2051
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1825
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1824
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1777

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1005
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$655
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$703
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1254
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1133
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$684
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$736
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$678
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1428
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$675
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$389
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$852
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1767
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$960
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$924
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1058
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$868
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$662
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$481
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$620
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$612
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$671
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1186
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$657
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$749
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$797
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$649
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$777
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1010
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$711
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$539
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$893
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$683
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$684
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$537
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$538
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$606