Copenhagen vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$2738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	72
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	644K	620K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 54% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1085th and 3353rd ($2333 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 271st in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 10th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Leipzig

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	Copenhagen	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$9452

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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