Seattle vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	80	87
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	737K	518K

The cost of living in Seattle is 71% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 158th and 2490th ($3015 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 98th and 141st 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	$21.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$9487

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

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