Bristol vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2321
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5439
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$2493
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
5
😀 Quality of life
88
34
🏙️ Population
472K
115K

The cost of living in Bristol is 450% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1113th and 8915th ($2321 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 236th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.51
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1581
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2825
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6737
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6221
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.3
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23000
$666

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300