Cologne vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$967
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
96
91
🏙️ Population
1.07M
625K

The cost of living in Cologne is 28% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2484th and 3960th ($1752 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 531st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ranked 1st vs 17th best cities to live in Germany, and 12th vs 106th 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
$12.9
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$10639

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204