Chicago vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$2738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	2.75M	620K

The cost of living in Chicago is 77% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 529th and 3353rd ($2678 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 23rd and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Leipzig

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	Chicago	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$9452

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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