Seattle vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$4321
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$1032
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$1832
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$3121
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	80	87
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	737K	518K

The cost of living in Seattle is 61% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 206th and 2462nd ($2908 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 167th 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 1.7 months in Sheffield. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 102nd and 127th 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	$19.3	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$5.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$9922

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1449
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1383
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1805
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1652
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1788
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1898
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$2098
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1722
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1987
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1877
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1780
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1670
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2137
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1817
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1944
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1776
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1936
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1910
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1894
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1849
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1638
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1592
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1804
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1742
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1852
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1930
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1893
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1493
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1845
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1552
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2069
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1855