Leipzig vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leipzig	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$688	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1289	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2807	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	616K	548K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 31% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 3925th and 1613th ($1449 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 10th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 80th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs The Hague

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	Leipzig	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4637	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.45	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$9165

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611