Leipzig vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Leipzig	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1371	$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$1212	$2206
🍽️ Food expenses	$462	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2399	$3605
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	86
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	625K	384K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 35% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 3960th and 1525th ($1371 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 106th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs New Orleans

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	Leipzig	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5428	$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.4	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10639	$10224

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2054
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1975
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1801
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1887
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1864
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1539
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$1967
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2039
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2040
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1726
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1784
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2043
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1930
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1791
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1921
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1740
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1634
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1938
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1992
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1739
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1741
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2242
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1944
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2023
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1767
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2057
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2044
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2079
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2058
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1941
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1975
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2027
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1649
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1764
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1791
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1694
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$2030