Chicago vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	100	87
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	2.75M	518K

The cost of living in Chicago is 52% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 529th and 2490th ($2678 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 23rd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Sheffield

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	Chicago	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$9487

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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