Bristol vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2596
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6128
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$1677
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$2833
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3684
$847
😷 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 274% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 743rd and 7308th ($2596 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Bristol ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 93rd and 3241st 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
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1764
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3119
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6932
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.05
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2277
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26141
$25442

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2265
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2418
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1870
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1953
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1945
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2082
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1943
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1889
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2107
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$2005
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1928
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1767
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1897
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2006
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1962
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2111
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1729
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1806
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1797
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2393
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2016
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2088
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2128
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1730
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2569
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2141
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2190
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2309
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1873
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1745
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2059
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1888
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1945
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1820
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1789
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2452
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2015

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620