Bristol vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2596
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6128
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$1677
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$2833
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3684
$3456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
472K
626K

The cost of living in Bristol is 23% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 743rd and 1708th ($2596 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 86th 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 Glasgow. Ranked 13th vs 3rd best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 93rd vs 39th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Glasgow

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Bristol Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1764
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3119
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6932
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.05
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2277
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26141
$21435

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2265
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2418
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1870
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1953
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1945
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2082
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1943
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1889
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2107
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$2005
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1928
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1767
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1897
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2006
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1962
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2111
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1729
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1806
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1797
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2393
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2016
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2088
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2128
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1730
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2569
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2141
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2190
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2309
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1873
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1745
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2059
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1888
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1945
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1820
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1789
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2452
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2015

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404