Cologne vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cologne Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$3917
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$833
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$2965
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
1.09M
620K

The cost of living in Cologne is 17% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2200th and 3360th ($1941 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 275th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ranked 2nd vs 19th best cities to live in Germany, and 21st vs 106th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Cologne vs Leipzig

Prices for goods and services in Cologne and Leipzig are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cologne Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$13142

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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