Birmingham vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
93
44
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.27M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 129% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1780th and 6110th ($2004 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 4th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 58th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952