Sheffield vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sheffield	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1940	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$1122	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3317	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	86	92
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	518K	548K

The cost of living in Sheffield is 28% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2232nd and 570th ($1940 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 144th and 5th in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sheffield compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Sheffield ranked 27th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 177th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs The Hague

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	Sheffield	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.6	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.6	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.1	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4981	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2791	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.74	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.92	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.5	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1257	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24899	$13755

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734