Glasgow vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	95	28
🏙️ Population	626K	65.5K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 97% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5224th ($2058 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 1st 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 Glasgow compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 52nd and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Sao Tome

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	Glasgow	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$4068

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598