Gothenburg vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$808	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	72
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	675K	620K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 7% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2959th and 3353rd ($1623 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 271st in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 78th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Leipzig

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	Gothenburg	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$9452

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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