Cologne vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$2807
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
97
92
🏙️ Population
1.08M
616K

The cost of living in Cologne is 28% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2308th and 3925th ($1851 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 535th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Ranked 2nd vs 16th best cities to live in Germany, and 16th vs 80th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Leipzig

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Cologne Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$10026

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261