Berlin vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1122
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1887
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$3317
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	518K

The cost of living in Berlin is 19% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1275th and 2232nd ($2302 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 144th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 35th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sheffield

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	Berlin	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$24899

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1631
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1567
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1558
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1874
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1882
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1925
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1991
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1741
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$2002
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1841
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1787
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1733
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1891
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1827
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2080
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2055
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$2033
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1974
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1427
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1818
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1855
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1857
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2079
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2025
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1496
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1900
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1674
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2046
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1871