Gothenburg vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$3962
🏠 One person rent	$902	$856
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$1466
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$3010
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	71
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	675K	620K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 8% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2645th and 3162nd ($1823 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 230th in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Leipzig ranked 15th in Germany, while ranked 68th and 113th 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	$13.7	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$1353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$4459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$2997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$10887

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

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