Leipzig vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	83
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	620K	633K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 23% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3162nd and 1455th ($1690 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 3rd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 15th vs 12th best cities to live in Germany, and 113th vs 93rd 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	$15.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$17949

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763