Sheffield vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sheffield Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1890
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4601
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$1094
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$1904
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$512
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3306
$4008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
54 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
92
100
🏙️ Population
518K
5.45M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 28% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2353rd and 649th ($1890 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 149th 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 1.7 months in Sheffield compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sheffield ranked 20th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 148th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sheffield Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.37
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.56
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$799
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1813
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1471
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$316
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3110
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.4
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$73
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1226
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24382
$19140

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710