Frankfurt vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$3076
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
776K
620K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 35% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1425th and 3436th ($2230 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 299th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Ranked 6th vs 17th best cities to live in Germany, and 34th vs 112th 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
$18.6
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$12468

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479