Raleigh vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$3202
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
82
86
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
468K
518K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 16% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1363rd and 2172nd ($2265 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 131st 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 1.6 months in Sheffield. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 219th and 175th 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
$18.3
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$24916

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

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