Austin vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	65	87
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	962K	518K

The cost of living in Austin is 39% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 858th and 2490th ($2455 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Austin compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 142nd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Sheffield

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	Austin	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$9487

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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