Bristol vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2321
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5439
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$1305
🏘️ Family rent
$2493
$2467
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$4390
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
472K
2.3M

The cost of living in Bristol is 2% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1113th and 1229th ($2321 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 236th and 97th 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
$18.9
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.51
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$5.88
 Cappuccino
$4.58
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1581
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2825
$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6737
$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6221
$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20
$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.3
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23000
$18964

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BristolHouston

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2182
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2108
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2196
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2097
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2232
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2311
41 km or 25 mi League
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2056
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2107
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2698
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2014
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1799
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1855
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2089
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2089
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1673
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1853
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1944
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1907
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1878
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2215
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2037
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1986
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2218
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2455
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2163
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2134
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2192
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2224
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2244
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2182
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2260
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2230
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2044
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2182