Leipzig vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1371
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$641
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2399
$3867
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
625K
1.49M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 37% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3960th and 1315th ($1371 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Ranked 17th vs 9th best cities to live in Germany, and 106th vs 48th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Munich

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Leipzig Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5428
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.1
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10639
$18334

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599