Bucharest vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$449
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$2637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
76
87
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
1.72M
518K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 44% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5593rd and 2627th ($961 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 177th in Romania and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Romania vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 703rd and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Sheffield

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Bucharest Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$9409

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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