Brisbane vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
66
87
😀 Quality of life
97
91
🏙️ Population
2.36M
518K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 38% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 781st and 2462nd ($2491 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 15th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Sheffield

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Brisbane Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.45
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$9922

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855