Manchester vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$3202
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
90
86
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
548K
518K

The cost of living in Manchester is 20% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1193rd and 2172nd ($2348 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 131st in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Ranked 12th vs 28th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 84th vs 175th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Sheffield

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Manchester Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$24916

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

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