Bristol vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bristol	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2136	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4891	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$1368	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$2192	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$6398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	472K	3.9M

The cost of living in Bristol is 33% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1459th and 72nd ($2136 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 60th 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 1.5 months in Bristol compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Bristol ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 212th and 34th 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	$16.3	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.8	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.65	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.23	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1576	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2425	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6719	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4446	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.5	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.4	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.9	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21760	$31623

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$1922
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$1571
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1729
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1774
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1771
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$1770
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1730
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1653
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$1935
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1761
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1757
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1815
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$1781
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1747
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$1974
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2089
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1603
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1717
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1715
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2349
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$1896
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2010
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2069
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1717
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2429
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2029
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$1923
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$1824
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1815
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1586
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$1876
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1832
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1737
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1715
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2159
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1711

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862