Leipzig vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3783
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$764
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$1542
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2738
$947
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
620K
5.6M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 56% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3353rd and 5668th ($1516 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 2nd in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 87th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Saint Petersburg

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Leipzig Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3984
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2535
$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$372
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9452
$7571

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LeipzigSaint Petersburg

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$953
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$952
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1095
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1295
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1329
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1286
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1355
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1162
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$899
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1308
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1327
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$467
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1045
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1398
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1486
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1051
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1533
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1671
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1471
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1509
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$550
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1816
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1219
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1479
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1323
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1879
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1443
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1414
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$933
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1309
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1220
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1394
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1445
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1382
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1544
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1064
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1441