Bristol vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bristol	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2373	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1525	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$2588	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3384	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	472K	690K

The cost of living in Bristol is 24% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 963rd and 93rd ($2373 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 74th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Bristol ranked 39th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 229th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Washington

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	Bristol	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.66	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1632	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2095	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7088	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6447	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.1	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1957	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24299	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948