Leipzig vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Leipzig	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1371	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$1212	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$462	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2399	$4345
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	625K	468K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 50% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3960th and 304th ($1371 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 266th 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 Raleigh. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 106th and 235th 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	$11.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5428	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.4	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10639	$22084

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1322
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1269
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1267
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1263
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1242
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1270
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1260
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1253
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1262
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1271
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1249
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1214
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1230
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1096
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1166
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1255
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1269
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1069
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1134
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1193
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$961
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1216
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1135
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1252
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1260
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1296
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1250
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1099
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1165
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1248
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1278
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1329
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857