Dusseldorf vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$985	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	92	87
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	631K	518K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 0.4% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 2469th and 2490th ($1772 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 27th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Sheffield

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	Dusseldorf	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$9487

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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