Bristol vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bristol Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$1242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
76
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
472K
1.72M

The cost of living in Bristol is 129% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 963rd and 5404th ($2373 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st 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 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 229th and 642nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bristol vs Bucharest infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bristol vs Bucharest

Prices for goods and services in Bristol and Bucharest are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bristol Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$3.06
 Cappuccino
$4.8
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$99
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$9.34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
7.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$2831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$5.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$6.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$10286

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2122
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2197
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1799
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1947
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1938
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2019
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1919
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1711
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2023
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1886
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1869
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1851
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1813
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1838
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1919
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2056
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$1954
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1680
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1807
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1799
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2459
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2039
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2074
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2116
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1771
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2533
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2092
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2056
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2023
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1927
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1695
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2042
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1819
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1938
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1755
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1797
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2312
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1750

Cities near Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721