Bristol vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
5
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
472K
115K

The cost of living in Bristol is 513% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 963rd and 9013th ($2373 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 229th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$691

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284