Bristol vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2450
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1538
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2689
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3490
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
472K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bristol is 179% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 941st and 6334th ($2450 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 264th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1579
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2856
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2213
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7139
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6269
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.2
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.96
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24413
$22402

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2166
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2350
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1838
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1932
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1937
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2105
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1968
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1900
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1942
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1827
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1744
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1885
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2004
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1971
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2080
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2126
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1696
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1812
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1806
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2401
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2022
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2088
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2099
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1764
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2495
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2097
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2116
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2139
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1946
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1716
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2042
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1853
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1963
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1795
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1802
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2346
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1951

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634