Sheffield vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sheffield	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1715	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4227	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$973	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$1844	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2637	$3483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	86
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	518K	2.79M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 33% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2627th and 571st ($1715 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Sheffield compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Sheffield ranked 17th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 159th and 36th 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	$14	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.4	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.78	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$926	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1785	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4054	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.2	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.4	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.9	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1085	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9409	$18837

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Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1469
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1392
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1353
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1715
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1601
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1640
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1574
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1455
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1652
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1872
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1793
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1675
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$1998
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1654
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1966
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1607
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1819
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1807
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1795
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1758
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1536
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1526
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1628
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1670
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1711
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1831
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1783
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1613
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1761
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1932
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1751

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2390
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2600
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2358
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2128
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2192
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2578
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2293
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2244
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2073
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2218
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1734
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1821
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1915
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2125
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1408
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1949
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2084
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2217
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2194
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2031
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2156
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2004
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2074
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2049
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2085
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1816
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2178
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2151
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2190