Bristol vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$2676
😷 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 53% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 749th and 3249th ($2592 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 126th and 8th 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
$20.4
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$16728

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2273
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2464
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1894
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1994
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2194
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1983
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1921
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2109
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1918
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1912
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1768
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1928
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2071
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1996
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2138
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2138
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1742
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1830
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1820
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2445
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2055
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2127
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2147
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1753
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2614
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2147
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2209
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2286
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1769
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2130
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1910
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1975
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1833
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1815
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2454
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2006

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005