New York City vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$3202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	8.8M	518K

The cost of living in New York City is 116% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4th and 2172nd ($4202 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 New York City compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 15th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sheffield

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	New York City	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$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	$19.7	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$24916

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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