Cost of living comparison
Bristol is 7.9% more expensive than Edinburgh.
If you lived in Bristol instead of Edinburgh, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Edinburgh
|
Bristol
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.85
|
$18.63
£14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.68
|
$2.18
£1.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
£1.16
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Edinburgh
|
Bristol
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
£1.05
|
$1.31
£1.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
£3.08
|
$3.74
£2.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
£3.62
|
$5.22
£4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
£2.00
|
$2.92
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
£2.60
|
$3.10
£2.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.67
£0.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.10
£0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.27
£1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.77
£0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
£0.37
|
$0.53
£0.42
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Edinburgh
|
Bristol
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
£6.02
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.53
£59.39
|
$104.09
£82.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,463.05
£20,292.53
|
$30,738.88
£24,497.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.55
£14.78
|
$16.45
£13.11
|
|
pay 16.2% more for housing
Edinburgh
|
Bristol
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.05
£27.94
|
$39.50
£31.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,259.44
£1,003.70
|
$1,424.63
£1,135.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.07
£747.58
|
$1,097.19
£874.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.30
£142.10
|
$217.33
£173.20
|
|
pay 33.4% more for childcare
Edinburgh
|
Bristol
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,322.54
£1,053.99
|
$1,486.97
£1,185.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,752.23
£10,162.76
|
$19,687.29
£15,689.59
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Edinburgh
|
Bristol
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.21
£4.95
|
$5.59
£4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
£3.09
|
$4.05
£3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
£32.28
|
$36.27
£28.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.90
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Edinburgh
|
Bristol
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.95
£69.29
|
$79.18
£63.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
£37.47
|
$36.76
£29.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.50
£70.53
|
$81.18
£64.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.61
£76.99
|
$89.65
£71.45
|
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