Leipzig vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$4810
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	88
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	620K	653K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 42% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 3353rd and 603rd ($1516 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 87th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Portland

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	Leipzig	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741