Baltimore vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$3912
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$798
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$1342
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$3076
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	72
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	586K	620K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 35% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1414th and 3436th ($2234 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 299th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 164th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Leipzig

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	Baltimore	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$12468

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1576
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1510
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1435
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1446
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1404
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1432
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1451
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1401
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1453
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1488
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1467
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1179
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1454
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1334
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1478
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1460
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1462
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1276
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1497
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1464
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1146
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1396
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1330
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1490
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1355
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1466
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1460
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1475
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1325
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1305
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1475
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1437
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1473
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1476
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479