Leipzig vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$688
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
97
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
616K
2.75M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 19% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3925th and 4566th ($1449 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 45th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 80th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Osaka

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Leipzig Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$5653

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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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016