Sheffield vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sheffield Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1715
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4227
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$973
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1844
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2637
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
518K
17.5M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 83% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2627th and 5744th ($1715 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 16th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sheffield compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Sheffield ranked 17th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 159th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sheffield Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.78
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.39
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$926
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1785
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1601
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4054
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.2
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.4
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1085
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9409
$24305

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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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584