Edinburgh vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$2637
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
88
87
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
488K
518K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 19% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1692nd and 2627th ($2043 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 177th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Ranked 4th vs 17th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 64th vs 159th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Sheffield

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Edinburgh Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$9409

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Sheffield

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