Bristol vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bristol	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2592	$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6226	$5581
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$1437
🏘️ Family rent	$2880	$2329
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3466	$4148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	70
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	472K	888K

The cost of living in Bristol is 9% more expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 749th and 1140th ($2592 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 975th 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 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 126th and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Indianapolis

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	Bristol	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$6.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1742	$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$338	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.88%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7094	$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5399	$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.3	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.77	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.04	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.4	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.1	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2381	$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26772	$25946

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931