Cost of Living in Bristol

Summary of cost of living in Bristol, United Kingdom:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 £ 12.00-30.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 70.00 £ 40.00-110.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 7.50 £ 6.50-8.50
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 5.60 £ 4.50-7.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 5.00 £ 3.50-6.00
Cappuccino (regular) 3.65 £ 2.50-7.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.87 £ 1.30-3.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.16 £ 1.00-2.00
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.34 £ 3.22-5.91
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.50 £ 0.73-3.63
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.48 £ 0.32-0.61
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.80 £ 1.60-4.32
Local Cheese (1 lb) 4.17 £ 2.27-11.34
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 3.87 £ 2.27-4.54
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 3.89 £ 2.27-6.80
Apples (1 lb) 1.13 £ 0.77-1.36
Banana (1 lb) 0.49 £ 0.35-0.91
Oranges (1 lb) 0.94 £ 0.23-2.27
Tomato (1 lb) 1.30 £ 0.48-2.27
Potato (1 lb) 0.63 £ 0.32-2.27
Onion (1 lb) 0.54 £ 0.45-0.91
Lettuce (1 head) 0.88 £ 0.65-1.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 1.20 £ 0.39-2.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 8.00 £ 7.00-10.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 2.01 £ 1.00-2.50
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.93 £ 1.01-3.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 15.80 £ 15.00-20.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 2.00 £ 2.00-2.50
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 83.80 £ 72.60-85.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 4.00 £ 2.60-5.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 2.11 £ 1.96-4.83
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 20.00 £ 20.00-20.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 5.39 £ 5.15-5.72
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 28,285.00 £ 26,400.00-28,285.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 25,200.00 £ 22,000.00-30,505.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 220.67 £ 132.22-450.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 12.58 £ 9.00-20.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 32.83 £ 25.00-50.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 37.17 £ 25.00-60.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 7.60 £ 5.00-12.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 10.00 £ 8.00-11.75
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 1,458.00 £ 1,200.00-2,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 18,133.33 £ 14,400.00-25,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 65.00 £ 50.00-100.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 34.38 £ 20.00-60.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 85.00 £ 80.00-100.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 98.05 £ 50.00-150.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 1,379.47 £ 1,133.00-1,600.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 1,038.93 £ 900.00-1,200.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 2,233.33 £ 1,800.00-3,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,610.71 £ 1,200.00-2,200.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 496.84 £ 482.00-501.67
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 453.36 £ 371.61-473.80
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 2,559.25 £
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 5.67 5.00-6.00

Prices in Bristol

This city had 448 entries in the past 12 months by 71 different contributors.
Last update: February 2025
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2 Comments so far
Anonymous on May 05, 2022:
Rice is 45p in Tescos for 1 kg https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/300843799
As far as I can see that is third world levels of cheapness according to this site.
Jesiotr on Mar 11, 2021:
I was living in Bristol 2016-2018 and now I am close by in somerset. With 33k salary at that time, I was struggling to save any money. I had a normal 2 bedroom house and I am not a big spender. I would say for Bristol the minimum salary for a family is 40k. Hope that helps some of you.