Leipzig vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	34
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	620K	543K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 23% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3353rd and 1962nd ($1516 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 1679th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 87th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Tucson

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	Leipzig	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$15495

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Cities near Leipzig

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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262