Bristol vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2373
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$1525
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$2588
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3384
$4931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
82
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
472K
468K

The cost of living in Bristol is 4% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 963rd and 806th ($2373 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 719th 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 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 229th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Raleigh

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Bristol Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1632
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2095
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7088
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6447
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.8
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.1
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1957
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24299
$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753