Leipzig vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$764	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$2528
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	52
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	620K	686K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 63% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 3353rd and 5882nd ($1516 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 87th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Shizuoka

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	Leipzig	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$8368

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083