Manchester vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$3317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
90
86
😀 Quality of life
93
91
🏙️ Population
548K
518K

The cost of living in Manchester is 22% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1156th and 2232nd ($2365 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 144th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Ranked 9th vs 27th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 78th vs 177th 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
$19.7
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$24899

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871