Bristol vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2450
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$1538
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$2689
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3490
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
50
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
472K
1.02M

The cost of living in Bristol is 17% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 941st and 1744th ($2450 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 24th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 264th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Ottawa

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Bristol Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1579
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2856
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2213
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7139
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6269
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.2
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.96
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24413
$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822