Bristol vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$3275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
472K
1.08M

The cost of living in Bristol is 28% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 963rd and 2308th ($2373 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 19th in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 229th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Cologne

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Bristol Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$16860

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861