Bristol vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2450
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$2864
🏠 One person rent
$1538
$525
🏘️ Family rent
$2689
$907
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3490
$1391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
77
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
472K
1.72M

The cost of living in Bristol is 120% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 941st and 4913th ($2450 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 264th and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1579
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2856
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2213
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7139
$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6269
$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.2
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.96
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24413
$14350

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2166
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2350
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1838
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1932
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1937
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2105
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1968
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1900
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1942
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1827
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1744
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1885
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2004
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1971
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2080
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2126
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1696
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1812
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1806
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2401
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2022
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2088
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2099
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1764
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2495
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2097
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2116
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2139
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1946
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1716
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2042
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1853
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1963
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1795
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1802
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2346
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1951

Cities near Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749