London vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	99	28
🏙️ Population	8.8M	65.5K

The cost of living in London is 268% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8th and 5224th ($3851 vs $1046) 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 1.1 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 5th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$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	$21687	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$4068

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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