Atlanta vs Bristol - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Bristol
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$2450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$5926
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$1538
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2689
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$3490
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	499K	472K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 8% more expensive than in Bristol. Cities ranked 647th and 941st ($2641 vs $2450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 17th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Bristol. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Bristol ranked 43rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 179th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Bristol

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	Atlanta	Bristol
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$7.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$1579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$2856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$7139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$6269
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$21.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$8.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$24413

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2166
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2350
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1838
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1932
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1937
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1900
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1942
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1744
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1885
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2004
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1971
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2080
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2126
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1696
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1812
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1806
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2401
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2088
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2099
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1764
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2495
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2097
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2139
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1946
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1716
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2042
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1963
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1795
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1802
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2346
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1951