Bristol vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bristol	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2450	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1538	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2689	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3490	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	52
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	472K	791K

The cost of living in Bristol is 143% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 941st and 5515th ($2450 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 404th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 264th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Niigata

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	Bristol	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1579	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2856	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7139	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6269	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.2	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.96	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24413	$14992

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2166
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2350
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1838
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1932
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1937
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1900
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1942
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1744
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1885
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2004
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1971
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2080
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2126
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1696
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1812
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1806
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2401
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2088
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2099
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1764
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2495
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2097
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2139
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1946
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1716
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2042
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1963
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1795
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1802
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2346
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1951

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001