Seattle vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Seattle	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2974	$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7082	$4227
🏠 One person rent	$1895	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$3327	$1844
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6506	$2637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	80	87
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	737K	518K

The cost of living in Seattle is 73% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 145th and 2627th ($2974 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th and 177th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 125th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Sheffield

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	Seattle	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.28	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2036	$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3765	$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2858	$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9273	$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.93	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1999	$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29730	$9409

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1469
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1392
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1353
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1715
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1601
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1640
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1574
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1455
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1652
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1872
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1793
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1675
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$1998
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1654
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1966
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1607
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1819
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1807
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1795
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1758
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1536
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1526
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1628
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1670
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1711
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1831
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1783
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1613
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1761
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1932
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1751