Bristol vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2596
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6128
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1677
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$2833
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3684
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
472K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bristol is 126% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 743rd and 4880th ($2596 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Bristol ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 93rd and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Shanghai

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Bristol Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1764
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3119
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6932
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.05
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2277
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26141
$27610

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2265
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2418
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1870
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1953
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1945
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2082
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1943
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1889
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2107
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$2005
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1928
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1767
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1897
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2006
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1962
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2111
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1729
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1806
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1797
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2393
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2016
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2088
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2128
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1730
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2569
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2141
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2190
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2309
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1873
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1745
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2059
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1888
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1945
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1820
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1789
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2452
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2015

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789