Birmingham vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2628
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1117
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$1545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	55
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	1.14M	3.78M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 83% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 1731st and 4849th ($2046 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 32nd and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Cape Town

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	Birmingham	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$4270

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790