Leipzig vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$856	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	620K	690K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 49% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3162nd and 73rd ($1690 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 58th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 113th and 26th 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	$15.2	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$24065

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949