Melbourne vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$3121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
100
87
😀 Quality of life
100
91
🏙️ Population
5.03M
518K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 32% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 923rd and 2462nd ($2397 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 167th in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1st and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Sheffield

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Melbourne Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$9922

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855