Hamburg City vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$2831
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	84	87
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	1.91M	518K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 14% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1818th and 2490th ($2007 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 40th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Sheffield

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	Hamburg City	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$9487

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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