Birmingham vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
1
😀 Quality of life
93
21
🏙️ Population
1.14M
71.9K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 132% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1780th and 6146th ($2004 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 58th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677