Sheffield vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sheffield	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1001	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2831	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	81
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	518K	449K

The cost of living in Sheffield is 46% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2490th and 59th ($1764 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sheffield compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Sheffield ranked 26th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 141st and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Zurich

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	Sheffield	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$937	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$818	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1922	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3631	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2541	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.2	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1155	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9487	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717