Frankfurt vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	87	87
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	776K	518K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 13% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1863rd and 2490th ($1989 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 47th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Sheffield

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	Frankfurt	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$9487

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595

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