Bristol vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$2516
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$4294
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$631
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$3678
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
472K
8.8M

The cost of living in Bristol is 31% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 749th and 20th ($2592 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1 months in London. Ranked 19th vs 1st best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 126th vs 12th 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
$20.4
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$9.2
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$31.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$30567

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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 London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3038
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2564
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2419
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2417
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2406
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2395
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2382
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2661
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2336
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2426
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2490
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2227
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2271
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2345
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2675
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2259
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2321
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2567
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2276
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2260
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2846
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2265
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2188
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2622
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2385
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2262
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2485
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1860
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2191
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2215
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2223
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2212
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2576
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2111
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2377
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2472
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2199