Cleveland vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cleveland	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1971	$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4638	$3912
🏠 One person rent	$1161	$798
🏘️ Family rent	$1997	$1342
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3363	$3076
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	82	72
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	373K	620K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 19% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2121st and 3436th ($1971 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Cleveland ranked 111th best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 357th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Leipzig

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	Cleveland	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.3	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.58	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1296	$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.2	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1477	$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1191	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.6	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1124	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18789	$12468

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1911
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1930
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1927
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1874
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1921
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1928
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1911
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1893
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1921
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1936
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1897
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1892
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1843
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1844
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1852
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1825
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1896
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1712
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1662
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1958
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1879
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1827
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1633
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1752
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1530
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1500
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1451
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1935
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2149

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