Essen vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$682
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
587K
518K

The cost of living in Essen is 20% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 3860th and 2232nd ($1561 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 17th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Sheffield

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Essen Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$24899

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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