London vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$280
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$462
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	98	21
🏙️ Population	8.91M	71.9K

The cost of living in London is 284% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 38th and 6146th ($3321 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in London compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in London vs Sao Tome infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/london/sao-tome.jpg" alt="Cost of living in London vs Sao Tome infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/london/sao-tome" target="_blank">London vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in London vs Sao Tome

Prices for goods and services in London and Sao Tome are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	London	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$0.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$3475

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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