Leipzig vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$764	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$3603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	620K	398K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 16% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 3353rd and 2367th ($1516 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 1932nd 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 months in Wichita. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 87th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Wichita

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	Leipzig	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312