Bristol vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bristol	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2321	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5439	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$2493	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$3209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	92
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	472K	631K

The cost of living in Bristol is 31% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 1113th and 2469th ($2321 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 16th in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 236th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Dusseldorf

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	Bristol	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.6	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1581	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2825	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6737	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6221	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.3	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1825	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23000	$21276

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2043
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1717
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1889
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1852
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$1940
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1818
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1623
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$1924
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1594
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1525
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1814
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$1897
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1902
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$1950
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$1984
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1569
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1704
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1691
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2312
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$1929
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$1991
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1653
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2494
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$1998
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2020
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2039
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1885
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1608
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$1988
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1868
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1693
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1686
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2264
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1679

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744