Bristol vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4891
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2192
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
97
😀 Quality of life
87
75
🏙️ Population
472K
18.7M

The cost of living in Bristol is 188% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1459th and 6607th ($2136 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Bristol ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 212th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Guangzhou

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Bristol Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.65
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.23
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1576
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2425
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6719
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.16
🍾 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
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21760
$18235

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620