Leipzig vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1371
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$641
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2399
$733
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
82
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
625K
5.38M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 69% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3960th and 6353rd ($1371 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 106th and 4239th 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
$11.1
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5428
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.1
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10639
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438