Frankfurt vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Frankfurt	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2102	$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4758	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2068	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4186	$2807
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	72
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	773K	616K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 45% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1589th and 3925th ($2102 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 535th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Ranked 6th vs 16th best cities to live in Germany, and 36th vs 80th 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	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1600	$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8020	$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5017	$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.3	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15030	$10026

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1801
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1791
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1778
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1814
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1813
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1710
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1750
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1724
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1812
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1723
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1724
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1812
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1805
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1760
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1804
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1906
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1770
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1801
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1953
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1812
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1748
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1766
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1795
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1804
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1716

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261