Bristol vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2450
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$1538
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$2689
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3490
$4067
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
472K
3.94M

The cost of living in Bristol is 3% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 941st and 848th ($2450 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 264th and 158th 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
$19.9
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1579
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2856
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2213
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7139
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6269
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.2
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.96
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24413
$15029

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483