Dresden vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$696
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$2637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
65
87
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
555K
518K

The cost of living in Dresden is 18% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 3786th and 2627th ($1406 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 190th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$9409

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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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