Cologne vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$3317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
92
86
😀 Quality of life
96
91
🏙️ Population
1.09M
518K

The cost of living in Cologne is 3% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 2067th and 2232nd ($1990 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 15th and 177th 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
$16.4
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$24899

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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