Bristol vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4891
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$2192
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$3975
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
472K
906K

The cost of living in Bristol is 3% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1459th and 1282nd ($2136 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1143rd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bristol compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Bristol ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 212th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Columbus

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Bristol Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.65
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.23
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1576
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2425
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6719
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21760
$10456

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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

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861