Leipzig vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leipzig	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1652	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3912	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$1342	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3076	$4075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	84
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	620K	633K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 24% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3436th and 1578th ($1652 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 5th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 17th vs 10th best cities to live in Germany, and 112th vs 50th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Stuttgart

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	Leipzig	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$535	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1325	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$942	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.2	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5097	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.4	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12468	$18457

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1576
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1510
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1435
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1446
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1404
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1432
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1451
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1401
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1453
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1488
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1467
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1179
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1454
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1334
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1478
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1460
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1462
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1276
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1497
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1464
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1146
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1396
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1330
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1490
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1355
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1466
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1460
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1475
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1325
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1305
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1475
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1437
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1473
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1476
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792