Bristol vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2596
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6128
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1677
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$2833
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3684
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
472K
14.3M

The cost of living in Bristol is 55% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 743rd and 3273rd ($2596 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Bristol ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 93rd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Tokyo

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Bristol Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1764
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3119
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6932
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.05
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2277
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26141
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006