Sheffield vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sheffield	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$1001	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2831	$854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	21
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	518K	6.71M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 96% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 2490th and 6043rd ($1764 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Sheffield ranked 26th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 141st and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Yancheng

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	Sheffield	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$937	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$818	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1922	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3631	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2541	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.2	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.2	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1155	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9487	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984