Oakland vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$3202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	97	86
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	441K	518K

The cost of living in Oakland is 68% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 95th and 2172nd ($3273 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 70th and 175th 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	$24.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$24916

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

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