Bristol vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bristol	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2321	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5439	$5796
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$1748
🏘️ Family rent	$2493	$3037
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$3727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	88	96
🏙️ Population	472K	593K

The cost of living in Bristol is 12% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 1113th and 605th ($2321 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Ireland, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 236th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Dublin

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	Bristol	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.6	$82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$7.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1581	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2825	$3211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6737	$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6221	$5541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.3	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1825	$1213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23000	$8881

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2043
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1717
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1889
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1852
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$1940
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1818
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1623
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$1924
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1594
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1525
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1814
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$1897
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1902
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$1950
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$1984
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1569
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1704
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1691
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2312
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$1929
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$1991
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1653
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2494
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$1998
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2020
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2039
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1885
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1608
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$1988
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1868
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1693
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1686
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2264
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1679

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574