Raleigh vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$3121
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
82
87
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
468K
518K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 37% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 806th and 2462nd ($2477 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 167th 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 202nd and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Raleigh Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$9922

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855