Leipzig vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	98
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	620K	3.42M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 16% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 3162nd and 1962nd ($1690 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 5th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 113th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Madrid

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	Leipzig	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$12418

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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

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703