Leipzig vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$764	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$2647
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	96
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	620K	3.76M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 14% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 3353rd and 4098th ($1516 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 18th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 87th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Yokohama

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	Leipzig	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$13410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109