Leipzig vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leipzig	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1652	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3912	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$1342	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3076	$4529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	620K	525K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 42% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3436th and 346th ($1652 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 112th and 376th 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	$15.4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$535	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1325	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$942	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.2	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5097	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.4	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12468	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859