Bristol vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$4399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
88
99
🏙️ Population
472K
4.84M

The cost of living in Bristol is 15% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 963rd and 312th ($2373 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 229th and 4th 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
$20.1
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$7.41
 Cappuccino
$4.8
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$18951

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Cities near Bristol

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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754