Bristol vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4891
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$2192
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$1072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
76
😀 Quality of life
87
77
🏙️ Population
472K
1.72M

The cost of living in Bristol is 122% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 1459th and 5593rd ($2136 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Romania, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bristol compared to 1.1 months in Bucharest. Bristol ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 212th and 703rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.65
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.23
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1576
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2425
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$8.75
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6719
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
$1649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$5.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$73.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21760
$9569

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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 Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678