Birmingham vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$700
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
1.14M
431K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 117% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5698th ($2137 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 48th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$5380

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Windhoek

Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$904
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$924
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$927
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$836
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$948
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$857
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$819
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$807
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$746
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$607
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$637
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$637
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$668
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$833
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$536
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$577
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$861
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$514
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$653
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$940
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$587
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$606
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$875
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$762
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$984
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$698
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$808
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$890
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$984
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$719
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$975
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$892
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$706
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$684
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$826