Philadelphia vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Philadelphia	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$1514	$1122
🏘️ Family rent	$2239	$1887
🍽️ Food expenses	$740	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$3317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	1.6M	518K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 34% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 742nd and 2232nd ($2597 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th and 144th 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 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 87th and 177th 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	$23.2	$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.15	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1612	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1810	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.7	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3762	$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1992	$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.2	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.81	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2195	$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17603	$24899

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801

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