Leipzig vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leipzig	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$688	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$1289	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2807	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	616K	690K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 54% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3925th and 93rd ($1449 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 74th 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 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 80th and 41st 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	$12.9	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.2	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4637	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.45	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948