Bristol vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$4672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
472K
2.3M

The cost of living in Bristol is 6% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 963rd and 1258th ($2373 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1108th 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 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 229th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$22908

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2122
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2197
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1799
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1947
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1938
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2019
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1919
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1711
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2023
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1886
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1869
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1851
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1813
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1838
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1919
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2056
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$1954
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1680
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1807
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1799
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2459
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2039
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2074
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2116
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1771
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2533
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2092
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2056
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2023
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1927
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1695
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2042
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1819
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1938
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1755
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1797
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2312
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1750

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156