Bristol vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4891
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$2192
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$6298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
472K
8.8M

The cost of living in Bristol is 47% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1459th and 6th ($2136 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th 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 1.5 months in Bristol compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Bristol ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 212th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.65
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.23
$8.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1576
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2425
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6719
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21760
$17859

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$1922
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$1571
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1729
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1774
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1771
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1770
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1730
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1653
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1935
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1761
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1757
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1815
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1781
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1747
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1974
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1603
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1717
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1715
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2349
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1896
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2010
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2069
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1717
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2429
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2029
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$1923
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$1824
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1815
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1586
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1876
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1727
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1832
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1737
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1715
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2159
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1711

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028