Bristol vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2321
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5439
$2566
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$2493
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$1247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
77
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
472K
1.72M

The cost of living in Bristol is 135% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 1113th and 5565th ($2321 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 236th and 645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.51
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1581
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2825
$999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$9.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6737
$3094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6221
$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$5.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$7.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.3
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23000
$11573

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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 Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758