Manchester vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$2409
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$515
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$552
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
1
😀 Quality of life
92
29
🏙️ Population
548K
65.5K

The cost of living in Manchester is 132% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5493rd ($2348 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 Manchester compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 84th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$2877

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1013
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$698
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$743
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1209
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1272
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$559
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$738
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$627
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1156
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$591
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$373
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$821
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1364
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$773
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$786
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$795
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$693
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$666
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$627
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$564
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$759
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$699
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$531
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$946
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$488
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$768
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$830
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$670
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$658
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$995
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$575
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$533
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$759
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$639
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$673
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$596