Leipzig vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$764	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	72	98
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	620K	1.97M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 18% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3353rd and 2270th ($1516 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 87th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Vienna

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	Leipzig	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$18199

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987