Bristol vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$3150
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
50
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
472K
1.02M

The cost of living in Bristol is 6% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 963rd and 1290th ($2373 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 229th and 167th 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
$20.1
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$20100

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Cities near Bristol

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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884