Bristol vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
472K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bristol is 130% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 749th and 4971st ($2592 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 126th and 1655th 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
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$27781

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2273
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2464
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1894
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1994
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2194
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1983
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1921
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2109
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1918
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1912
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1768
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1928
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2071
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1996
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2138
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2138
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1742
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1830
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1820
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2445
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2055
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2127
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2147
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1753
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2614
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2147
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2209
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2286
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1769
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2130
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1910
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1975
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1833
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1815
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2454
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2006

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765