Leipzig vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	82
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	620K	468K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 27% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3162nd and 1213th ($1690 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 113th and 212th 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	$15.2	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$24117

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766