Bristol vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4891
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2192
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
91
62
😀 Quality of life
87
44
🏙️ Population
472K
1.27M

The cost of living in Bristol is 144% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1459th and 6110th ($2136 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 Bristol compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Bristol ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 212th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.65
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.23
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1576
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2425
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6719
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21760
$2867

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$1922
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$1571
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1729
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1774
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1771
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1770
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1730
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1653
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1935
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1761
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1757
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1815
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1781
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1747
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1974
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1603
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1717
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1715
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2349
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1896
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2010
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2069
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1717
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2429
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2029
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$1923
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$1824
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1815
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1586
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1876
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1727
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1832
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1737
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1715
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2159
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1711

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