London vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	99	22
🏙️ Population	8.8M	65.5K

The cost of living in London is 290% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 37th and 6193rd ($3427 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 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 2nd and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$3719

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617