Manchester vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
1
😀 Quality of life
93
29
🏙️ Population
548K
65.5K

The cost of living in Manchester is 127% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1156th and 5349th ($2365 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 78th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$3421

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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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