Bristol vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4891
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$2192
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$3083
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
88
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
472K
488K

The cost of living in Bristol is 5% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1459th and 1692nd ($2136 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 46th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bristol compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Ranked 21st vs 4th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 212th vs 64th 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
$16.3
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.65
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.23
$6.5
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1576
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2425
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6719
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21760
$14724

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$1922
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$1571
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1729
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1774
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1771
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1770
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1730
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1653
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1935
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1761
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1757
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1815
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1781
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1747
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1974
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1603
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1717
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1715
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2349
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1896
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2010
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2069
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1717
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2429
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2029
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$1923
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$1824
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1815
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1586
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1876
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1727
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1832
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1737
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1715
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2159
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1711

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666