Bristol vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2321
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5439
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2493
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
472K
17.7M

The cost of living in Bristol is 153% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1113th and 5950th ($2321 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 236th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.51
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1581
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2825
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6737
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6221
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.3
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23000
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2043
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1717
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1889
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1852
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1940
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1818
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1623
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1924
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1594
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1739
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1525
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1814
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1897
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1902
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1950
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$1984
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1569
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1704
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1691
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2312
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1929
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$1946
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$1991
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1653
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2494
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$1998
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2020
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2039
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1608
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1988
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1744
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1868
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1693
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1686
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2264
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1679

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609