Bristol vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$4988
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1165
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$3697
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
472K
196K

The cost of living in Bristol is 25% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 749th and 1872nd ($2592 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.8 months in Brussels. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 126th and 99th 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
$20.4
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$1092
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$1988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$5177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$3603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$19894

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Cities near Bristol

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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857