Bristol vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$5229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
472K
8.8M

The cost of living in Bristol is 38% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 749th and 4th ($2592 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 126th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs New York City

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Bristol New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$21999

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188