Bristol vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4891
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2192
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
472K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bristol is 127% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1459th and 5744th ($2136 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 16th 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 1.5 months in Bristol compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Bristol ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 212th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.65
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.23
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1576
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2425
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6719
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21760
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$1922
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$1571
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1729
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1774
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1771
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1770
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1730
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1653
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1935
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1761
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1757
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1815
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1781
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1747
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1974
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1603
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1717
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1715
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2349
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1896
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2010
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2069
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1717
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2429
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2029
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$1923
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$1824
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1815
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1586
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1876
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1727
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1832
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1737
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1715
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2159
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1711

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584