Leipzig vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1371
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$641
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2399
$1764
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
625K
1.33M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 29% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3960th and 4896th ($1371 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 106th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5428
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.1
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10639
$13860

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039