Leipzig vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	84
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	620K	430K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 29% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 3162nd and 1095th ($1690 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 963rd in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 113th and 215th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Minneapolis

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	Leipzig	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$26604

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678