Dortmund vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$789
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$1623
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2702
$2738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
595K
620K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 5% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 3100th and 3353rd ($1585 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 271st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ranked 21st vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 114th vs 87th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Leipzig

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Dortmund Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$4.42
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1252
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$327
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2829
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.28
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26045
$9452

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DortmundLeipzig

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434

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