Leipzig vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	620K	664K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 36% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3353rd and 1038th ($1516 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 3rd in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 87th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Rotterdam

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	Leipzig	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514