Beijing vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	100	87
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	21.9M	518K

The cost of living in Beijing is 42% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5387th and 2490th ($1016 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 147th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 989th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Sheffield

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	Beijing	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$9487

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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