Bristol vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
472K
3.94M

The cost of living in Bristol is 7% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 749th and 1039th ($2592 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 126th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Dubai

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Bristol Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$16876

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Cities near Bristol

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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492