Leipzig vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	620K	525K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 46% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3353rd and 313th ($1516 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 277th 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 Sacramento. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 87th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Sacramento

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	Leipzig	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045