Edinburgh vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
1
😀 Quality of life
93
21
🏙️ Population
488K
71.9K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 136% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6146th ($2043 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 64th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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