Bristol vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4891
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$2192
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$3141
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
472K
1.07M

The cost of living in Bristol is 22% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1459th and 2484th ($2136 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 31st 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 1.5 months in Bristol compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bristol ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 212th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.65
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.23
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1576
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2425
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6719
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21760
$16182

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$1922
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$1571
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1729
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1774
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1771
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1770
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1730
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1653
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1935
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1761
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1757
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1815
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1781
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1747
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1974
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1603
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1717
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1715
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2349
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1896
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2010
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2069
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1717
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2429
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2029
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$1923
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$1824
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1815
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1586
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1876
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1727
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1832
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1737
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1715
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2159
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1711

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776