Birmingham vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	1
😀 Quality of life	94	22
🏙️ Population	1.14M	65.5K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 117% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6047th ($1951 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 35th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Sao Tome

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	Birmingham	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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