Bristol vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bristol	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2321	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5439	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$2493	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$2780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	73
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	472K	569K

The cost of living in Bristol is 15% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1113th and 1784th ($2321 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 31st in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 236th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Hamilton

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	Bristol	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.6	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1581	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2825	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6737	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6221	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.3	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1825	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23000	$21263

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799