Amsterdam vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$4227
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$1844
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$2637
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	921K	518K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 48% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 612th and 2627th ($2545 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 177th in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 37th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Sheffield

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	Amsterdam	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$9409

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1469
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1392
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1353
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1715
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1601
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1640
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1574
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1455
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1652
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1872
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1793
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1675
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$1998
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1654
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1966
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1607
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1819
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1807
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1795
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1758
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1536
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1526
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1628
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1670
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1711
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1831
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1783
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1613
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1761
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1932
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1751