Perth vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	98	90
🏙️ Population	2.14M	518K

The cost of living in Perth is 18% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1654th and 2490th ($2075 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 147th 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 Perth compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sheffield

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	Perth	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$9487

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750