Sheffield vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sheffield	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1001	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2831	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	86
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	518K	2.79M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 28% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2490th and 861st ($1764 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Sheffield compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Sheffield ranked 26th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 141st and 59th 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	$18.3	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.5	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$937	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$818	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1922	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3631	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2541	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.2	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.2	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1155	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9487	$17118

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Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095