Leipzig vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$4100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	81
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	620K	1.43M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 16% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3162nd and 1930th ($1690 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 1571st in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 113th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs San Antonio

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	Leipzig	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$15049

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154