Bristol vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bristol	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2592	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6226	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$2880	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3466	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	472K	3.9M

The cost of living in Bristol is 23% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 749th and 72nd ($2592 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 126th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Los Angeles

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	Bristol	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1742	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$338	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.88%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7094	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5399	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.3	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.77	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.04	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.4	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2381	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26772	$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974