Sheffield vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sheffield	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4650	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1138	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1898	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3202	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	86	99
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	518K	5.45M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 31% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2172nd and 370th ($1948 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 131st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sheffield compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sheffield ranked 28th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 175th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Sydney

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	Sheffield	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.3	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1455	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5726	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.38	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1242	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24916	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863