Leipzig vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leipzig	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$688	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1289	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2807	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	616K	737K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 50% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3925th and 206th ($1449 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 168th 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 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 80th and 102nd 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	$12.9	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.2	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4637	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.45	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$28179

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263