Philadelphia vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$4601
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$1904
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$512
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$3306
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	100	87
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	1.6M	518K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 37% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 744th and 2353rd ($2584 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 Philadelphia compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 95th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Sheffield

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	Philadelphia	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$73
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$24382

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

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