Leipzig vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3962
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$856
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1466
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3010
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
620K
1.33M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 63% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3162nd and 5298th ($1690 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 113th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.1
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$745
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1353
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4459
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2997
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.08
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10887
$17943

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055