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Bristol vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Bristol is 11.2% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 23.4% less in Bristol
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in Bristol
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Bristol
Housing: pay 16.2% more in Bristol
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Bristol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% more in Bristol
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Bristol

The cost of childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Bristol are more expensive than in Paris. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Bristol. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bristol.

Bristol vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bristol instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 23.4% less for restaurants

	Paris	Bristol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$20.05 £15.03	+14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.04	$10.69 £8.01	-23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.65	$2.65 £1.99	-37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.79	$1.73 £1.29	-46.8%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Paris	Bristol
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.80	$2.18 £1.64	+4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.96	$4.69 £3.51	-63.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.11	$6.15 £4.61	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.49	$4.21 £3.16	-19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.74	$4.89 £3.67	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.41	$1.53 £1.15	-7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$0.79 £0.59	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$1.23 £0.92	-16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.56	$1.72 £1.29	-5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.04 £0.78	-14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$0.71 £0.53	-51.8%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Paris	Bristol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.92	$7.15 £5.36	-11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €89.07	$111.99 £83.95	+8.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	+5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.79	$19.96 £14.96	-28.0%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 16.2% more for housing

	Paris	Bristol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.28	$42.94 £32.19	+14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	$1,780.29 £1,334.55	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	$1,371.82 £1,028.35	+14.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €172.36	$255.86 £191.80	+27.5%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Paris	Bristol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €685.44	$2,154.47 £1,615.04	+169.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,304.48	$24,232.54 £18,165.32	+69.1%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Bristol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$7.35 £5.51	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.23	$5.04 £3.78	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.04	$21.11 £15.83	+39.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.03	$46.46 £34.83	+7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.04	$13.36 £10.02	-18.3%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Paris	Bristol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €101.47	$105.95 £79.43	-10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.44	$49.64 £37.21	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €105.71	$113.59 £85.15	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €131.13	$110.92 £83.15	-27.4%
Average			-10.6%

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