Leipzig vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leipzig	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1652	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3912	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1342	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3076	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	620K	468K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 29% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3436th and 1246th ($1652 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 112th and 245th 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	$15.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$535	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1325	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$942	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.2	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5097	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12468	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736