Bristol vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$4357
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
88
100
🏙️ Population
472K
5.03M

The cost of living in Bristol is 1% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 963rd and 923rd ($2373 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 229th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Melbourne

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Bristol Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913