Leipzig vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$764	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	92
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	620K	2.75M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 12% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3353rd and 2624th ($1516 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 2nd in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 87th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Rome

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	Leipzig	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201