Shanghai vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$636
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$3202
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
99
86
😀 Quality of life
76
90
🏙️ Population
24.9M
518K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 41% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4880th and 2172nd ($1147 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 131st in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1178th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Sheffield

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Shanghai Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.42
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$24916

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870