Sheffield vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sheffield	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1809	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4321	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$1832	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3121	$3590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	86
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	518K	2.79M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 30% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2462nd and 656th ($1809 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sheffield compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Sheffield ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 127th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Toronto

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	Sheffield	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.2	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1936	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1514	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.9	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.47%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3788	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2630	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.67	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.9	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.03	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.4	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.8	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1136	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9922	$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085