Sheffield vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sheffield	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1809	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4321	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$1832	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3121	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	90
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	518K	13.9M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 155% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2462nd and 6862nd ($1809 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 81st in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sheffield compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Sheffield ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 127th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Tianjin

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	Sheffield	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.2	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1936	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1514	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.9	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.47%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2630	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.03	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.4	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.8	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1136	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9922	$16590

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Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1449
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1383
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1805
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1652
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1788
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1898
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$2098
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1722
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1987
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1877
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1780
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1670
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2137
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1817
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1944
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1776
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1936
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1910
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1894
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1849
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1638
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1592
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1804
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1742
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1852
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1930
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1893
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1493
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1845
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1552
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2069
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1855

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618