Bristol vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2321
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5439
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$2493
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$3115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
50
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
472K
1.02M

The cost of living in Bristol is 13% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1113th and 1701st ($2321 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 25th 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 1.5 months in Ottawa. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 236th and 162nd 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
$18.9
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.51
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1581
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2825
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6737
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6221
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.3
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23000
$19030

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2043
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1717
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1889
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1852
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1940
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1818
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1623
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1924
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1594
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1739
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1525
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1814
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1897
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1902
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1950
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$1984
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1569
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1704
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1691
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2312
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1929
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$1946
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$1991
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1653
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2494
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$1998
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2020
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2039
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1608
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1988
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1744
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1868
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1693
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1686
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2264
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1679

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800