Sheffield vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sheffield	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1940	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1122	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3317	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	86	89
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	518K	5.87M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 38% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2232nd and 154th ($1940 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 144th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Singapore, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sheffield compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Sheffield ranked 27th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 177th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Singapore City

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	Sheffield	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.6	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.1	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4981	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2791	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.74	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.92	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.5	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.9	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1257	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24899	$31369

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Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1631
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1567
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1558
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1874
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1882
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1925
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1991
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1741
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$2002
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1841
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1787
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1733
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1891
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1827
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2080
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2055
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$2033
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1974
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1427
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1818
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1855
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1857
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2079
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2025
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1496
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1900
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1674
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2046
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1871

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663