Bristol vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2596
$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6128
$4894
🏠 One person rent
$1677
$1166
🏘️ Family rent
$2833
$1999
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$628
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3684
$3313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
472K
196K

The cost of living in Bristol is 28% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 743rd and 1939th ($2596 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Belgium, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Bristol ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 93rd and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Brussels

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Bristol Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1764
$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3119
$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6932
$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.05
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2277
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26141
$19621

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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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834