Helsinki vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Helsinki Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$3917
🏠 One person rent
$972
$833
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$2965
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
72
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
694K
620K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 19% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2107th and 3360th ($1970 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 275th in Finland and Germany, respectively. Check Finland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 47th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Helsinki vs Leipzig

Prices for goods and services in Helsinki and Leipzig are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Helsinki Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$13142

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1505
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1398
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1408
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1380
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1399
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1416
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1363
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1407
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1482
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1416
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1161
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1440
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1299
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1410
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1482
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1445
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1244
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1530
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1415
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1131
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1335
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1269
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1462
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1316
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1414
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1430
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1416
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1428
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1381
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1417
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1448
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1410
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438