London vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$252
😷 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 266% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 58th and 6047th ($3296 vs $900) 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 1.3 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 4th and 8798th 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	$21.4	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590