Leipzig vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	620K	1.6M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 35% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 3162nd and 744th ($1690 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 113th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Philadelphia

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	Leipzig	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886