Bristol vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2321
$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5439
$4478
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$2493
$1880
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$2931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
472K
196K

The cost of living in Bristol is 28% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1113th and 2354th ($2321 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 236th and 190th 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
$18.9
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.51
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1581
$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2825
$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6737
$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6221
$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.3
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23000
$19505

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2043
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1717
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1889
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1852
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1940
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1818
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1623
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1924
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1594
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1739
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1525
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1814
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1897
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1902
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1950
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$1984
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1569
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1704
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1691
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2312
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1929
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$1946
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$1991
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1653
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2494
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$1998
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2020
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2039
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1608
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1988
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1744
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1868
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1693
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1686
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2264
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1679

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640