Leipzig vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leipzig	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$688	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1289	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2807	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	97
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	616K	441K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 54% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 3925th and 91st ($1449 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 80th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Oakland

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	Leipzig	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.2	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4637	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.45	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$27655

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Cities near Leipzig

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

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288