Raleigh vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$2637
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
82
87
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
468K
518K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 61% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 304th and 2627th ($2757 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 177th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 235th and 159th 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
$20.1
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$9409

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751