Bristol vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
472K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bristol is 109% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 963rd and 4780th ($2373 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 229th and 571st 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
$20.1
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774