Bristol vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
88
99
🏙️ Population
472K
14.3M

The cost of living in Bristol is 45% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 963rd and 3085th ($2373 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 229th and 3rd 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
$20.1
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$15495

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Cities near Bristol

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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033