Bristol vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bristol	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2321	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5439	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$2493	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	472K	737K

The cost of living in Bristol is 23% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1113th and 158th ($2321 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 236th and 98th 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	$18.9	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.6	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1581	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2825	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6737	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6221	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1825	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23000	$29407

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2043
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1717
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1889
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1852
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$1940
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1818
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1623
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$1924
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1594
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1525
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1814
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$1897
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1902
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$1950
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$1984
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1569
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1704
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1691
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2312
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$1929
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$1991
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1653
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2494
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$1998
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2020
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2039
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1885
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1608
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$1988
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1868
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1693
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1686
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2264
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1679

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093