Sheffield vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sheffield	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4650	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1138	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$1898	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3202	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	95
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	518K	985K

The cost of living in Sheffield is 20% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2172nd and 1008th ($1948 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 131st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sheffield compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Sheffield ranked 28th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 175th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Stockholm

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	Sheffield	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.3	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1455	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5726	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.38	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.2	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1242	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24916	$17265

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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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464