Bristol vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2592
$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6226
$5372
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$2327
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3466
$4411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
82
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
472K
468K

The cost of living in Bristol is 12% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 749th and 1246th ($2592 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1054th 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 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 126th and 245th 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
$20.4
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.23
$5.67
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3174
$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$338
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5399
$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.77
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$137
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2381
$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26772
$24650

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2273
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2464
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1894
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1994
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2194
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1983
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1921
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2109
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1918
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1912
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1768
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1928
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2071
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1996
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2138
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2138
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1742
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1830
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1820
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2445
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2055
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2127
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2147
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1753
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2614
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2147
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2209
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2286
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1769
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2130
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1910
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1975
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1833
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1815
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2454
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$2006

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736