Leipzig vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3962
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$856
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$1466
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3010
$1116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
82
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
620K
5.65M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 74% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3162nd and 5813th ($1690 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 113th and 3397th 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
$15.2
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.1
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$745
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4459
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2997
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.08
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10887
$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566