Sao Tome vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$312	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	1	87
😀 Quality of life	22	90
🏙️ Population	65.5K	518K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 49% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6047th and 2490th ($900 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 147th in Sao Tome and Principe and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8798th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Sheffield

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	Sao Tome	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$9487

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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

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750