Leipzig vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3783
$4625
🏠 One person rent
$764
$1124
🏘️ Family rent
$1542
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2738
$3476
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
83
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
620K
633K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 23% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3353rd and 1961st ($1516 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 5th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 14th vs 9th best cities to live in Germany, and 87th vs 63rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3984
$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2535
$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$372
$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9452
$15338

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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 Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1670
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1661
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1637
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1650
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1542
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1633
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1625
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1610
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1618
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1837
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1436
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1623
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1529
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1619
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1205
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1696
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1609
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1599
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1668
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1599
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1530
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1596
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1647
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1618
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1581