Berlin vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$4227
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1844
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$2637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	100	87
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	3.68M	518K

The cost of living in Berlin is 17% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1759th and 2627th ($2013 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 177th 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 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 19th and 159th 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	$12.4	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$9409

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1469
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1392
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1353
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1715
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1601
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1640
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1574
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1455
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1652
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1872
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1793
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1675
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$1998
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1654
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1966
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1607
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1819
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1807
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1795
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1758
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1536
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1526
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1628
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1670
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1711
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1831
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1783
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1613
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1761
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1932
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1751