Bristol vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
472K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bristol is 289% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 749th and 7469th ($2592 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 89th 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 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 126th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Dongguan

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Bristol Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2273
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2464
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1894
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1994
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2194
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1983
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1921
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2109
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1918
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1912
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1768
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1928
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2071
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1996
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2138
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2138
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1742
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1830
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1820
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2445
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2055
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2127
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2147
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1753
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2614
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2147
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2209
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2286
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1769
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2130
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1910
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1975
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1833
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1815
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2454
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2006

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608