Oakland vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$4601
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$1904
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$512
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$3306
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	97	87
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	441K	518K

The cost of living in Oakland is 72% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 90th and 2353rd ($3254 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 149th 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 45th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Sheffield

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	Oakland	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$73
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$24382

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1588
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1507
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1617
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1830
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1669
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1833
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1887
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1968
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1698
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2067
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1921
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1783
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1746
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2265
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1658
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1831
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1788
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2034
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2001
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1968
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1918
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1413
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1759
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1850
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2040
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1974
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1513
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1849
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1578
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2011
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1851