Bristol vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4891
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$2192
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
87
71
🏙️ Population
472K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bristol is 263% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1459th and 7769th ($2136 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 350th 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 1.5 months in Bristol compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Bristol ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 212th and 2370th 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
$16.3
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.65
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.23
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1576
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2425
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6719
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21760
$16599

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611