Bristol vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2450
$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$5713
🏠 One person rent
$1538
$1359
🏘️ Family rent
$2689
$2393
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3490
$3676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
88
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
472K
488K

The cost of living in Bristol is 6% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 941st and 1247th ($2450 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 32nd in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Ranked 43rd vs 5th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 264th vs 59th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Edinburgh

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Bristol Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$8.41
 Cappuccino
$4.94
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1579
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2856
$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2213
$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7139
$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6269
$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$27.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.2
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.96
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24413
$23184

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808