Leipzig vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$688
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
82
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
616K
5.38M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 66% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3925th and 6204th ($1449 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 2nd in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 80th and 3645th 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
$12.9
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$6847

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525