Sheffield vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sheffield	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$1001	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2831	$549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	87	37
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	518K	6.98M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 131% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 2490th and 6602nd ($1764 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Sheffield ranked 26th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 141st and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Zhanjiang

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	Sheffield	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.5	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$937	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$818	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1922	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3631	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2541	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.2	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.2	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1155	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9487	$18959

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575