Bristol vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2321
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5439
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$2493
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$1644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
472K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bristol is 112% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1113th and 4858th ($2321 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 236th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.51
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1581
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2825
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6737
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6221
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.3
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23000
$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746