Leipzig vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	54
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	620K	525K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 40% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3162nd and 362nd ($1690 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 307th 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 15th best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 113th and 309th 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	$15.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850