Bristol vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
472K
17.7M

The cost of living in Bristol is 148% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 963rd and 5948th ($2373 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 229th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618