Manchester vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
1
😀 Quality of life
91
21
🏙️ Population
548K
71.9K

The cost of living in Manchester is 131% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1798th and 6146th ($1998 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 110th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677