Baltimore vs Bristol - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Bristol
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$5926
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1538
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$2689
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$3490
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	586K	472K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 5% less expensive than in Bristol. Cities ranked 1219th and 941st ($2323 vs $2450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Bristol. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Bristol ranked 43rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 128th and 264th 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	$17.4	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$7.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$1579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$2856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$7139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$6269
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$21.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$8.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$24413

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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