Cost of Living Comparison Between Siegen and Sunderland Cost of Living Comparison Between Siegen and Sunderland

🙂 Solo nomad: Siegen is 0.7% cheaper than Sunderland without rent, and 4.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Siegen is 11.7% cheaper than Sunderland without rent, and 5.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Siegen
Sunderland
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$14.02 €12.11
$20.19 £14.86
-30.56%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$55.3 €47.73
$82.8 £60.9
-33.20%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.36 €8.95
$10.36 £7.62
-
Cappuccino
$3.7 €3.2
$5.06 £3.73
-26.88%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.75 €3.23
$2.31 £1.7
62.34%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.05 €2.63
$1.62 £1.19
88.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.64 €4.01
$6.85 £5.04
-32.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.34 €3.75
$5.47 £4.03
-20.66%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Siegen
Sunderland
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.16 €1
$1.57 £1.16
-26.11%
White Bread (500g)
$2.11 €1.82
$1.63 £1.2
29.45%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.9 €2.51
$2.23 £1.64
30.04%
Eggs
$3.67 €3.17
$3.55 £2.61
3.38%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.47 €12.49
$10.5 £7.73
37.81%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$14.57 €12.58
$8.93 £6.57
63.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$21.25 €18.35
$15.37 £11.31
38.26%
Apples (1kg)
$3.43 €2.96
$3.48 £2.56
-1.44%
Banana (1kg)
$1.87 €1.61
$1.94 £1.42
-3.61%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.25 €1.94
$2.6 £1.91
-13.46%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.7 €4.05
$3.9 £2.87
20.51%
Potato (1kg)
$1.47 €1.27
$1.94 £1.42
-24.23%
Onion (1kg)
$1.53 €1.32
$1.6 £1.17
-4.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.84 €1.59
$1.32 £0.97
39.39%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.72 €0.62
$1.91 £1.41
-62.30%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$10.05 €8.68
$18.61 £13.7
-46.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.73 €4.95
$10.18 £7.49
-43.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.06 €0.92
$2.71 £1.99
-60.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.6 €1.38
$2.86 £2.1
-44.06%
🚌 Getting Around
Siegen
Sunderland
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.08 €3.52
$3.09 £2.27
32.04%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$66.6 €57.5
$77.6 £57.1
-14.20%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.81 €3.29
$6.44 £4.74
-40.84%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.34 £0.98
47.76%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$42.13 €36.38
$16.57 £12.2
154.25%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 €1.69
$1.96 £1.44
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.9K €27.5K
$37.8K £27.8K
-15.67%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.4K €29.7K
$42.6K £31.3K
-19.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Siegen
Sunderland
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$346 €299
$295 £217
17.33%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$31.28 €27.01
$17.19 £12.65
81.97%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$53.6 €46.24
$42.46 £31.24
26.14%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Siegen
Sunderland
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.16 €32.95
$43 £31.64
-11.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$22.83 €19.72
$12.64 £9.3
80.62%
Cinema Ticket
$14.15 €12.22
$13.07 £9.62
8.26%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Siegen
Sunderland
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$169 €146
$1,266 £931
-86.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.7K €10.1K
$6,916 £5,089
68.51%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Siegen
Sunderland
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$92.3 €79.7
$81 £59.6
13.87%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.46 €24.57
$44.27 £32.58
-35.71%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$90.9 €78.5
$85.6 £63
6.24%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$128 €111
$81.6 £60
57.29%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Siegen
Sunderland
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$643 €555
$810 £596
-20.67%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$527 €455
$609 £448
-13.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$908 €784
$1,339 £985
-32.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$769 €664
$991 £729
-22.37%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,897 €2,502
$3,998 £2,942
-27.52%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,108 €1,820
$2,154 £1,585
-2.12%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Siegen
Sunderland
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,662 €2,298
$3,490 £2,568
-23.74%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.89
5.6
-30.54%

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Last update for Siegen: October 27, 2025

Last update for Sunderland: October 29, 2025

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