Portland vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	88	87
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	653K	518K

The cost of living in Portland is 49% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 603rd and 2490th ($2629 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 147th 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 157th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Sheffield

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	Portland	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$9487

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

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