Bristol vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4891
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$2192
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
5
😀 Quality of life
87
36
🏙️ Population
472K
79.2K

The cost of living in Bristol is 373% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1459th and 8761st ($2136 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.5 months in Bristol compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Bristol ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 212th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.65
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.23
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1576
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2425
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6719
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21760
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$1922
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$1571
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1729
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1774
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1771
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1770
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1730
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1653
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1935
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1761
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1757
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1815
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1781
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1747
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1974
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1603
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1717
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1715
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2349
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1896
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2010
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2069
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1717
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2429
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2029
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$1923
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$1824
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1815
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1586
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1876
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1727
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1832
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1737
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1715
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2159
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288