Leipzig vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	620K	468K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 37% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3353rd and 972nd ($1516 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 87th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Raleigh

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	Leipzig	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682