Atlanta vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$2831
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	499K	518K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 46% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 704th and 2490th ($2570 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 147th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 165th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Sheffield

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	Atlanta	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$9487

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750