Bristol vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2596
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6128
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$1677
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$2833
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3684
$5389
😷 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 743rd and 4th ($2596 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Bristol ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 15th 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
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1764
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3119
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6932
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.05
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2277
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26141
$21713

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192