Perth vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1122
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$1887
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$3317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	94	86
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	2.14M	518K

The cost of living in Perth is 26% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 978th and 2232nd ($2448 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 144th 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 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 10th and 177th 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	$15.6	$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$24899

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1631
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1567
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1558
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1874
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1882
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1925
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1991
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1741
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$2002
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1841
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1787
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1733
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1891
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1827
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2080
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2055
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$2033
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1974
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1427
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1818
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1855
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1857
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2079
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2025
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1496
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1900
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1674
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2046
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1871