Sheffield vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sheffield Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4650
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1138
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1898
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3202
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
54 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
86
100
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
518K
14.3M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 16% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2172nd and 3273rd ($1948 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 131st and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sheffield compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Sheffield ranked 28th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 175th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Tokyo

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Sheffield Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.3
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1839
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1455
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$323
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5726
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.5
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1242
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24916
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006