Baltimore vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$2738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	72
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	586K	620K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 51% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1182nd and 3353rd ($2287 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 271st 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 1.8 months in Leipzig. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 131st and 87th 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	$16.3	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$9452

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307