Bristol vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2596
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6128
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$1677
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$2833
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3684
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
472K
548K

The cost of living in Bristol is 11% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 743rd and 1193rd ($2596 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 30th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ranked 13th vs 12th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 93rd vs 84th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Manchester

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Bristol Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1764
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3119
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6932
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.05
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2277
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26141
$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831