Cleveland vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cleveland	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4584	$3917
🏠 One person rent	$1131	$833
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1423
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3404	$2965
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	82	72
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	373K	620K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 17% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2199th and 3360th ($1941 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 275th 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 Cleveland compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Cleveland ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 320th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cleveland	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1252	$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2221	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1512	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.1	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.12%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1613	$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1384	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.3	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1137	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18712	$13142

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1919
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1930
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1889
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1922
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1924
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1909
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1890
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1899
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1908
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1910
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1882
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1864
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1821
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1834
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1823
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1684
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1874
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1688
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1988
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1908
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1835
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1639
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1810
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1599
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1531
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1513
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1936
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2092

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1398
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1408
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1380
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1399
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1416
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1407
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1482
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1416
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1440
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1299
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1410
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1445
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1244
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1415
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1131
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1335
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1269
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1462
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1316
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1414
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1430
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1416
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1316
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1428
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1381
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1417
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1410
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438