Cologne vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$967
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2637
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
92
87
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
1.07M
518K

The cost of living in Cologne is 2% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 2484th and 2627th ($1752 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 12th and 159th 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
$12.9
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$9409

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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