Sheffield vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sheffield	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1001	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2831	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	78
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	518K	662K

The cost of living in Sheffield is 29% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2490th and 819th ($1764 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 3rd 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 Vancouver. Sheffield ranked 26th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 141st and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Vancouver

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	Sheffield	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.5	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$937	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$818	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1922	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3631	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2541	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.2	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.2	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1155	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9487	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759