Sheffield vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sheffield	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4650	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$1138	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$1898	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3202	$7152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	100
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	518K	690K

The cost of living in Sheffield is 42% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2172nd and 74th ($1948 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 131st and 56th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sheffield compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Sheffield ranked 28th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 175th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Washington

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	Sheffield	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.3	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$835	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1455	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5726	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.38	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.1	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.2	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1242	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24916	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088