Bristol vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
92
48
🏙️ Population
472K
1.27M

The cost of living in Bristol is 145% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 749th and 5251st ($2592 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th 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 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 126th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Soweto

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Bristol Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2273
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2464
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1894
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1994
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2194
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1983
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1921
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2109
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1918
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1912
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1768
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1928
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2071
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1996
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2138
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2138
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1742
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1830
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1820
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2445
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2055
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2127
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2147
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1753
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2614
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2147
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2209
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2286
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1769
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2130
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1910
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1975
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1833
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1815
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2454
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2006

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950