Bristol vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2450
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1538
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2689
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3490
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
472K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bristol is 270% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 941st and 7341st ($2450 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 264th and 3389th 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
$19.9
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1579
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2856
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2213
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7139
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6269
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.2
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.96
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24413
$21416

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598