Leipzig vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$764	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	620K	630K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 33% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 3353rd and 4672nd ($1516 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 122nd in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 87th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Palermo

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	Leipzig	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159