Bristol vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bristol	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2596	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6128	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1677	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2833	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3684	$4482
😷 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 24% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 743rd and 62nd ($2596 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Bristol ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 50th 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	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1764	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1345	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3119	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$317	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6932	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5307	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.05	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.7	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2277	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26141	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000