Bristol vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bristol	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2450	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$1538	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$2689	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3490	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	472K	690K

The cost of living in Bristol is 26% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 941st and 73rd ($2450 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 58th 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 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 264th and 26th 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	$19.9	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1579	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2856	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7139	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6269	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.2	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.96	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24413	$24065

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949