Bristol vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
472K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bristol is 176% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 749th and 6106th ($2592 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 126th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Shenzhen

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Bristol Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638