Leipzig vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$5520
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	97
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	620K	441K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 49% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 3353rd and 182nd ($1516 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 159th 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 Oakland. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 87th 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	$12.5	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$18963

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326