Bristol vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bristol	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2450	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1538	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$2689	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3490	$2679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	73
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	472K	569K

The cost of living in Bristol is 16% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 941st and 1725th ($2450 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 23rd 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 1.3 months in Hamilton. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 264th and 176th 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	$19.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1579	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2856	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7139	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6269	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.2	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.96	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24413	$19470

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2166
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2350
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1838
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1932
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1937
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1900
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1942
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1744
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1885
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2004
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1971
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2080
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2126
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1696
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1812
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1806
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2401
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2088
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2099
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1764
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2495
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2097
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2139
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1946
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1716
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2042
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1963
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1795
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1802
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2346
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1951

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659