Bristol vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
472K
8.8M

The cost of living in Bristol is 41% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 963rd and 5th ($2373 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 229th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$20585

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Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2122
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2197
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1799
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1947
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1938
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2019
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1919
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1711
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2023
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1886
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1869
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1851
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1813
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1838
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1919
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2056
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$1954
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1680
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1807
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1799
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2459
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2039
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2074
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2116
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1771
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2533
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2092
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2056
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2023
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1927
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1695
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2042
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1819
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1938
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1755
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1797
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2312
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1750

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108