Frankfurt vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$3962
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$856
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1466
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$3010
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
71
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
776K
620K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 29% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1510th and 3162nd ($2182 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 230th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ranked 5th vs 15th best cities to live in Germany, and 38th vs 113th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Leipzig

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Frankfurt Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$1353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$4459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$2997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$10887

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1415
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1420
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1388
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1415
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1419
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1422
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1471
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1126
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1408
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1251
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1420
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1454
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1436
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1207
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1385
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1421
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1084
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1381
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1320
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1424
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1298
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1422
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1448
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1423
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1249
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1301
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1424
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1427
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1475
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1417
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1485
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401