Shanghai vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$1904
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$3306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
100
87
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
24.9M
518K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 40% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4879th and 2353rd ($1128 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 149th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1383rd and 148th 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
$4.7
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$73
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$24382

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1507
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1617
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1830
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1669
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1822
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1833
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1887
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1835
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1698
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2067
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1921
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1783
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1746
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2265
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1658
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1831
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1788
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2034
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2001
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1968
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1918
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1413
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1759
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1850
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2040
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1974
68 km or 42 mi York
$1867
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1513
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1849
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1578
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2011
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1851