Leipzig vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$856	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	69
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	620K	720K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 84% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 3162nd and 6116th ($1690 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 791st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 113th and 3262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Okayama

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	Leipzig	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$10787

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558