Bristol vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2450
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$1538
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$2689
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3490
$6556
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
472K
737K

The cost of living in Bristol is 23% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 941st and 125th ($2450 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 264th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Seattle

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Bristol Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$4.94
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1579
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2856
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2213
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7139
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6269
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.2
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.96
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24413
$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114