Bristol vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2596
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6128
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$1677
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$2833
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3684
$4659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
472K
2.3M

The cost of living in Bristol is 15% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 743rd and 1367th ($2596 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1144th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Bristol ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Houston

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Bristol Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1764
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3119
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6932
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.05
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2277
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26141
$22291

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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 Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123