London vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2482
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	96	29
🏙️ Population	8.8M	65.5K

The cost of living in London is 259% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 20th and 5349th ($3740 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in London compared to 0.2 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 12th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sao Tome

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	London	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$3421

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1042
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$745
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1239
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1344
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$750
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$641
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1254
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$601
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$386
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$834
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1555
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$849
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$878
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$922
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$785
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$668
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$655
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$587
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$750
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$687
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$594
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1022
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$578
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$796
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$775
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$659
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$544
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$802
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$665
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$695
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$544
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$543
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$612