Bristol vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bristol	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2373	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$1525	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$2588	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3384	$4005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	72
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	472K	906K

The cost of living in Bristol is 5% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 963rd and 1248th ($2373 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1100th 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 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 229th and 242nd 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	$20.1	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.66	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1632	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2095	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7088	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6447	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.8	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.1	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1957	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24299	$15346

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829