Bristol vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
88
69
🏙️ Population
472K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bristol is 250% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 963rd and 7055th ($2373 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 115th 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 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 229th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2122
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2197
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1799
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1947
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1938
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2019
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1919
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1711
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2023
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1886
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1869
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1851
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1813
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1838
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1919
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2056
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$1954
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1680
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1807
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1799
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2459
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2039
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2074
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2116
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1771
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2533
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2092
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2056
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2023
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1927
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1695
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2042
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1819
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1938
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1755
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1797
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2312
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1750

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623