Hangzhou vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hangzhou	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$369	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.8	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	91	87
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	11.9M	518K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 54% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6419th and 2490th ($805 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.5 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1916th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Sheffield

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	Hangzhou	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4179	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.71	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$441	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31296	$9487

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746

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