Leipzig vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leipzig	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1652	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3912	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$1342	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3076	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	620K	1.6M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 36% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 3436th and 742nd ($1652 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 648th 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 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 112th and 87th 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	$15.4	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$535	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1325	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$942	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.2	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5097	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.4	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12468	$17603

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1576
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1510
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1435
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1446
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1404
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1432
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1451
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1401
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1453
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1488
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1467
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1179
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1454
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1334
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1478
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1460
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1462
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1276
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1497
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1464
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1146
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1396
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1330
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1490
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1355
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1466
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1460
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1475
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1325
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1305
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1475
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1437
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1473
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1476
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801