Berlin vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2831
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	100	87
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	3.78M	518K

The cost of living in Berlin is 15% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1762nd and 2490th ($2027 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 147th 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 1.6 months in Sheffield. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 21st and 141st 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	$14.6	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$9487

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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