Birmingham vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$612
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
93
38
🏙️ Population
1.14M
431K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 148% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1780th and 6362nd ($2004 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Namibia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 58th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$3671

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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 Windhoek

Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$738
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$749
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$751
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$717
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$765
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$723
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$718
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$687
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$677
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$643
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$603
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$633
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$631
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$656
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$719
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$554
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$605
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$753
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$511
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$734
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$845
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$550
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$702
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$751
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$682
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$875
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$601
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$701
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$776
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$889
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$771
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$783
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$908
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$755
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$637
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$733
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$741