Bristol vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bristol	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2450	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$1538	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$2689	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3490	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	472K	525K

The cost of living in Bristol is 13% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 941st and 362nd ($2450 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 264th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Sacramento

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	Bristol	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1579	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2856	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7139	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6269	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.2	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.96	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24413	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850