Bristol vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bristol	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2596	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6128	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1677	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$2833	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3684	$4390
😷 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 8% more expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 743rd and 1079th ($2596 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Bristol ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bristol	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1764	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1345	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3119	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$317	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6932	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5307	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.05	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.7	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2277	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26141	$24177

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908