Bristol vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bristol	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2321	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5439	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2493	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$5859
😷 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 26% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1113th and 96th ($2321 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 86th 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 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 236th and 43rd 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	$18.9	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.6	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1581	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2825	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6737	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6221	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.3	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1825	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23000	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979