Sheffield vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sheffield	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1001	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2831	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	87	98
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	518K	12.3M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 169% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2490th and 7163rd ($1764 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 95th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sheffield compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Sheffield ranked 26th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 141st and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Wuhan

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	Sheffield	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.5	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$937	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$818	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1922	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3631	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2541	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.2	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1155	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9487	$8658

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586