Cologne vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$947
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$2738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
1.09M
620K

The cost of living in Cologne is 15% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2551st and 3353rd ($1744 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 271st 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 2nd vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 12th vs 87th 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
$13.1
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$9452

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CologneLeipzig

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307