Bristol vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2450
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$1538
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$2689
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3490
$4008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
89
100
🏙️ Population
472K
5.45M

The cost of living in Bristol is 7% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 941st and 649th ($2450 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 264th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Sydney

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Bristol Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1579
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2856
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2213
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7139
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6269
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.2
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.96
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24413
$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710