Baltimore vs Bristol - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Bristol
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$2136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$4891
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$1368
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$482
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$3114
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	91
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	586K	472K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 3% more expensive than in Bristol. Cities ranked 1292nd and 1459th ($2197 vs $2136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 31st 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Bristol. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Bristol ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 89th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Bristol

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	Baltimore	Bristol
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$8.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$1576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$1065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$2425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$1773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$6719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$4446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$9.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$76.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$21760

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Bristol

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