Bristol vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bristol	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2373	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$1525	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$2588	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3384	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	472K	525K

The cost of living in Bristol is 11% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 963rd and 501st ($2373 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 229th and 281st 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	$20.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.66	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1632	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2095	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7088	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6447	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.8	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1957	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24299	$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851