Leipzig vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	620K	1.6M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 42% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 3353rd and 664th ($1516 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 87th and 138th 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	$12.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693