Bristol vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
97
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
472K
18.7M

The cost of living in Bristol is 211% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 963rd and 6602nd ($2373 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 229th and 1036th 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
$20.1
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$4.8
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$15919

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Cities near Bristol

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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671