Bristol vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bristol	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2450	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$5076
🏠 One person rent	$1538	$1225
🏘️ Family rent	$2689	$2140
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3490	$3098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	77
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	472K	639K

The cost of living in Bristol is 15% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 941st and 1636th ($2450 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Detroit ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 264th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Detroit

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	Bristol	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1579	$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2856	$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7139	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6269	$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.2	$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.96	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24413	$16684

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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

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608