Bristol vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$3706
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
88
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
472K
488K

The cost of living in Bristol is 11% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 749th and 1221st ($2592 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 37th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Ranked 19th vs 8th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 126th vs 77th 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
$20.4
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$8.38
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$26404

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2273
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2464
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1894
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1994
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2194
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1983
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1921
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2109
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1918
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1912
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1768
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1928
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2071
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1996
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2138
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2138
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1742
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1830
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1820
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2445
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2055
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2127
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2147
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1753
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2614
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2147
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2209
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2286
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1769
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2130
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1910
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1975
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1833
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1815
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2454
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2006

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892