Cologne vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$947	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	92	87
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	1.09M	518K

The cost of living in Cologne is 1% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 2551st and 2490th ($1744 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 12th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Sheffield

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	Cologne	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$9487

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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