Bristol vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bristol	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2450	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$1538	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$2689	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3490	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	94
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	472K	20.9M

The cost of living in Bristol is 286% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 941st and 7530th ($2450 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 114th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 264th and 1800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Chengdu

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	Bristol	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1579	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2856	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7139	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6269	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.2	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.96	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24413	$11647

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560