Leipzig vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	72	87
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	620K	518K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 14% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 3353rd and 2490th ($1516 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st 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 Leipzig compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 87th and 141st 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	$12.5	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$9487

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

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