Leipzig vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Leipzig	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1371	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1212	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$462	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2399	$3734
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	625K	548K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 27% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 3960th and 2098th ($1371 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 23rd in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 2 months in The Hague. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 106th and 42nd 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	$11.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5428	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.5	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.4	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10639	$8049

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1322
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1269
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1267
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1263
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1242
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1270
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1260
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1253
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1262
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1271
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1249
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1214
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1230
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1096
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1166
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1255
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1269
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1069
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1134
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1193
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$961
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1216
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1135
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1252
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1260
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1296
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1250
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1099
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1165
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1248
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1278
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1329
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539