Bristol vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bristol	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2450	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1538	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2689	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3490	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	472K	985K

The cost of living in Bristol is 7% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 941st and 1273rd ($2450 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 264th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Stockholm

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	Bristol	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1579	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2856	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7139	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6269	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.2	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.96	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24413	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482