Leipzig vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leipzig	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1659	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3917	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$833	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2965	$3202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	72	86
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	620K	518K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 15% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 3360th and 2172nd ($1659 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 275th and 131st 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 Leipzig compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Leipzig ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 106th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Sheffield

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	Leipzig	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.5	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5495	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13142	$24916

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1398
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1408
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1380
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1399
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1416
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1407
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1482
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1416
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1440
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1299
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1410
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1445
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1244
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1415
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1131
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1335
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1269
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1462
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1316
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1414
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1430
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1416
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1316
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1428
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1381
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1417
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1410
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1604
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1559
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1533
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1863
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1710
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1847
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1894
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1961
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1689
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2039
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1975
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1827
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1748
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1990
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1838
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2043
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2025
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1993
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1945
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1411
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1784
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1808
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1832
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1987
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2012
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1919
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1501
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1887
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1694
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2022
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1870