Leipzig vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$856	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	620K	726K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 66% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 3162nd and 5415th ($1690 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 340th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 113th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Sagamihara

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	Leipzig	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$10783

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076