Los Angeles vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3202
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	99	86
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	518K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 76% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 62nd and 2172nd ($3420 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 131st 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 50th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sheffield

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	Los Angeles	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$24916

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1604
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1559
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1533
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1863
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1710
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1847
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1894
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1961
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1689
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2039
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1975
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1827
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1748
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1990
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1838
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2043
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2025
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1993
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1945
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1411
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1784
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1808
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1832
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1987
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2012
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1919
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1501
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1887
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1694
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2022
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1870