Bristol vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
62
😀 Quality of life
88
39
🏙️ Population
472K
1.27M

The cost of living in Bristol is 144% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 963rd and 5883rd ($2373 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th 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 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 229th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$4830

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2122
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2197
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1799
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1947
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1938
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2019
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1919
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1711
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2023
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1886
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1869
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1851
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1813
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1838
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1919
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2056
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$1954
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1680
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1807
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1799
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2459
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2039
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2074
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2116
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1771
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2533
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2092
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2056
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2023
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1927
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1695
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2042
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1819
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1938
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1755
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1797
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2312
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1750

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045