Bristol vs London - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bristol | London | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bristol is 36% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1459th and 38th ($2136 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in the United Kingdom.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bristol compared to 1.2 months in London. Ranked 21st vs 1st best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 212th vs 5th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bristol vs London
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| Bristol | London | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Bristol
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.9 km or 5.5 mi |  Filton | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Bath | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Weston-super-Mare | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Newport | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Cwmbran | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Cardiff | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Barry | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Gloucester | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Swindon | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Taunton | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Cheltenham | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Merthyr Tydfil | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Hereford | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Salisbury | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Bridgend | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Dorchester | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Witney | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Worcester | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Port Talbot | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Neath | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Poole | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Abingdon-on-Thames | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Weymouth | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Bournemouth | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Swansea | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Oxford | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Christchurch | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Eastleigh | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Southampton | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Exeter | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Redditch | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Bromsgrove | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Basingstoke | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Kidderminster | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Exmouth | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Banbury | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Llanelli | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Reading | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Warwick |
Cities near London
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 km or 0.8 mi | Westminster | |
| 11 km or 7 mi | Wimbledon | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Richmond | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Croydon | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Greenford | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Ewell | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Coulsdon | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Esher | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Walton-on-Thames | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Watford | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Upminster | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Rickmansworth | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | St Albans | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Grays | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hertford | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Slough | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Brentwood | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Harlow | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Gravesend | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Hemel Hempstead | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Woking | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Harpenden | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Billericay | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Maidenhead | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | East Grinstead | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Basildon | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Guildford | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Crawley | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Stevenage | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Bracknell | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Rochester | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Tonbridge | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | High Wycombe | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Bishop's Stortford | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Luton | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Chatham | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Chelmsford | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Gillingham | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Godalming | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Farnborough |