Bristol vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bristol	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2592	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6226	$4653
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$1278
🏘️ Family rent	$2880	$2143
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3466	$2852
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	73
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	472K	569K

The cost of living in Bristol is 24% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 749th and 1801st ($2592 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 30th 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 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamilton ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 126th and 111th 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	$20.4	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1742	$1132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$338	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.88%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7094	$10419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5399	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.3	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.77	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.04	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.4	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.1	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2381	$634
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26772	$17166

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680