Bristol vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2596
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6128
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$1677
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$2833
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3684
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
472K
1.27M

The cost of living in Bristol is 152% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 743rd and 5331st ($2596 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Bristol ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 93rd and 7513th 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
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1764
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3119
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6932
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.05
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2277
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26141
$5012

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2265
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2418
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1870
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1953
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1945
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2082
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1943
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1889
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2107
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$2005
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1928
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1767
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1897
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2006
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1962
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2111
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1729
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1806
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1797
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2393
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2016
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2088
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2128
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1730
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2569
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2141
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2190
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2309
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1873
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1745
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2059
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1888
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1945
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1820
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1789
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2452
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2015

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965