Bristol vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bristol	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2450	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$1538	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$2689	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3490	$4549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	472K	3.9M

The cost of living in Bristol is 27% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 941st and 65th ($2450 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 264th and 74th 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	$19.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1579	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2856	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7139	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6269	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.2	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.96	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24413	$26874

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2166
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2350
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1838
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1932
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1937
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1900
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1942
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1744
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1885
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2004
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1971
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2080
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2126
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1696
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1812
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1806
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2401
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2088
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2099
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1764
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2495
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2097
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2139
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1946
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1716
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2042
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1963
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1795
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1802
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2346
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1951

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927