Leipzig vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Leipzig	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1371	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$641	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$1212	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$462	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2399	$6776
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	625K	690K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 55% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3960th and 96th ($1371 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 82nd 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 2.2 months in Washington. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 106th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Washington

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	Leipzig	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5428	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.5	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.4	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10639	$28279

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846