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Cost of Living Comparison Between Spain and Sao Tome And Principe Cost of Living Comparison Between Spain and Sao Tome And Principe

🙂 Solo nomad: Spain is 14.9% cheaper than Sao Tome And Principe without rent, and 73.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Spain is 8% cheaper than Sao Tome And Principe without rent, and 29.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Spain
Sao Tome And Principe
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.14 €13.92
$20.50 STN 433
-21.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$57.7 €49.70
$41.91 STN 885
37.58%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.53 €9.08
$10.10 STN 213
4.26%
Cappuccino
$2.31 €2.00
$2.07 STN 43.62
11.59%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.58 €2.22
$1.91 STN 40.34
35.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 €1.56
$0.98 STN 20.72
84.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.55 €3.06
$1.64 STN 34.55
116.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.00 €3.45
$1.91 STN 40.30
109.42%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Spain
Sao Tome And Principe
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.23 €1.06
$1.38 STN 29.05
-10.87%
White Bread (500g)
$1.51 €1.30
$1.50 STN 31.63
0.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.66 €1.43
$1.87 STN 39.56
-11.23%
Eggs
$2.95 €2.55
$4.60 STN 97.2
-35.87%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.57 €12.56
$19.86 STN 419
-26.64%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.36 €7.21
$20.36 STN 430
-58.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.96 €13.75
$24.91 STN 526
-35.93%
Apples (1kg)
$2.54 €2.19
$4.71 STN 99.3
-46.07%
Banana (1kg)
$2.08 €1.79
$1.19 STN 25.18
74.79%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.13 €1.84
$4.06 STN 85.8
-47.54%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.54 €2.19
$3.50 STN 73.8
-27.43%
Potato (1kg)
$1.86 €1.60
$2.64 STN 55.7
-29.55%
Onion (1kg)
$1.99 €1.71
$1.99 STN 41.94
-
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.34 €1.16
$0.71 STN 15.03
88.73%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.80 €0.69
$1.90 STN 40.20
-57.89%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.51 €5.61
$2.27 STN 47.96
186.78%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.67 €4.89
$8.13 STN 172
-30.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.25 €1.08
$1.22 STN 25.81
2.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.16 €1.86
$1.27 STN 26.83
70.08%
🚌 Getting Around
Spain
Sao Tome And Principe
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.22 STN 25.72
44.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$34.45 €29.70
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.49 €3.87
-
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.27 €1.10
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$26.76 €23.07
$13.84 STN 292
93.35%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.80 €1.55
$1.69 STN 35.58
6.51%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.7K €33.3K
-
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.6K €26.4K
$22.9K STN 483.1K
33.82%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Spain
Sao Tome And Principe
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
-
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.22 €17.43
$28.27 STN 597
-28.48%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.26 €28.67
$70.3 STN 1,485
-52.72%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Spain
Sao Tome And Principe
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.68 €41.10
$37.58 STN 793
26.88%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.73 €13.56
$29.27 STN 618
-46.26%
Cinema Ticket
$9.22 €7.94
$21.02 STN 444
-56.14%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Spain
Sao Tome And Principe
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$527 €455
-
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.0K €8,654
-
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Spain
Sao Tome And Principe
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$88.3 €76.1
-
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.99 €31.88
-
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$91.3 €78.7
-
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$107 €92.1
$18.83 STN 397
467.55%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Spain
Sao Tome And Principe
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,066 €919
$273 STN 5,772
289.80%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$817 €704
$190 STN 4,016
329.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,685 €1,453
$664 STN 14.0K
153.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,253 €1,080
$526 STN 11.1K
137.99%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,444 €3,831
$1,936 STN 40.9K
129.52%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,794 €2,408
$1,184 STN 25.0K
136.06%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Spain
Sao Tome And Principe
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,090 €1,802
$452 STN 9,551
361.98%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.51
7.38
-52.44%

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Last update for Spain: January 12, 2026

Last update for Sao Tome And Principe: January 13, 2026

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