Bristol vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2596
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6128
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$1677
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$2833
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3684
$4188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
92
100
🏙️ Population
472K
5.45M

The cost of living in Bristol is 9% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 743rd and 370th ($2596 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 93rd and 2nd 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
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1764
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3119
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6932
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.05
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2277
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26141
$25164

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2265
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2418
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1870
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1953
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1945
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2082
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1943
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1889
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2107
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$2005
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1928
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1767
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1897
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2006
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1962
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2111
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1729
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1806
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1797
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2393
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2016
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2088
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2128
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1730
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2569
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2141
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2190
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2309
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1873
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1745
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2059
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1888
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1945
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1820
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1789
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2452
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2015

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863