Leipzig vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$688
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
92
97
🏙️ Population
616K
8.8M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 64% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3925th and 5th ($1449 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 80th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$9.78
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$20585

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108