Raleigh vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$3317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
82
86
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
468K
518K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 19% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1246th and 2232nd ($2317 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 144th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 245th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Sheffield

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Raleigh Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$24899

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736

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