Bristol vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2450
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$1538
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$2689
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3490
$3894
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
472K
664K

The cost of living in Bristol is 6% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 941st and 689th ($2450 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 264th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Rotterdam

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Bristol Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1579
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2856
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2213
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7139
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6269
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.2
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.96
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24413
$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671