Bristol vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
472K
548K

The cost of living in Bristol is 10% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 749th and 1156th ($2592 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 33rd in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ranked 19th vs 9th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 126th vs 78th 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
$20.4
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$7.56
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$22.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$21096

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862