Leipzig vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	620K	737K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 50% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3353rd and 158th ($1516 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 87th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Seattle

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	Leipzig	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$29407

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093