Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Leipzig Cost of Living Comparison Between Hamburg and Leipzig

😐 Solo nomad: Hamburg is 7.3% more expensive than Leipzig without rent, and 19.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hamburg is 12.3% more expensive than Leipzig without rent, and 21.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.03 €17.3

$14.75 €12.74

35.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.2 €81.4

$68.4 €59

37.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.78 €11.89

$11.35 €9.8

21.41%

Cappuccino

$4.65 €4.02

$4.23 €3.65

9.93%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.65 €3.15

$3 €2.59

21.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 €2.76

$2.99 €2.58

6.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.74 €4.96

$4.74 €4.09

21.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.51 €4.76

$4.55 €3.93

21.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.39 €1.2

$1.24 €1.07

12.10%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 €1.84

$2.2 €1.9

-3.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.43 €2.96

$3.7 €3.19

-7.30%

Eggs

$3.71 €3.2

$4.08 €3.52

-9.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.51 €12.53

$14.97 €12.92

-3.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.3 €11.48

$14.45 €12.48

-7.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.59 €18.64

$20.32 €17.55

6.25%

Apples (1kg)

$3.41 €2.94

$3.36 €2.9

1.49%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 €1.95

$2.16 €1.87

4.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.38 €2.06

$2.34 €2.02

1.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.67 €4.03

$5.06 €4.37

-7.71%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 €1.36

$1.56 €1.35

0.64%

Onion (1kg)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.66 €1.43

-6.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.96 €1.7

$1.88 €1.62

4.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 €0.89

$1.12 €0.96

-8.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.51 €8.21

$9.97 €8.61

-4.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.95 €6

$6.84 €5.9

1.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.08 €0.93

5.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.59 €1.38

-1.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 €3.58

$4.09 €3.53

1.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.9 €57.7

$67 €57.9

-0.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.07 €6.1

$4.03 €3.48

75.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.82 €2.43

$1.75 €1.51

61.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$44.12 €38.09

$27.23 €23.51

62.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.05 €1.77

-3.41%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$31.2K €27K

$31.2K €26.9K

0.19%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$39.9K €34.4K

$37.3K €32.2K

7.01%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$369 €318

$324 €280

13.68%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$21.31 €18.4

$29.49 €25.46

-27.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.79 €33.49

$53.6 €46.24

-27.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.71 €41.19

$38.59 €33.32

23.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24 €20.72

$27.73 €23.94

-13.45%

Cinema Ticket

$15.95 €13.77

$14.03 €12.11

13.68%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$258 €223

$402 €347

-35.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$26.6K €23K

$10.4K €9,003

155.05%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$92.9 €80.2

$104 €90.1

-10.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$58.7 €50.7

$52.1 €44.99

12.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$93.9 €81

32.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$187 €161

$140 €121

33.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,385 €1,195

$798 €689

73.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$959 €828

$614 €530

56.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,403 €2,075

$1,741 €1,503

38.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,801 €1,555

$1,189 €1,026

51.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,448 €8,157

$4,423 €3,819

113.59%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,171 €5,328

$2,988 €2,579

106.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,664 €3,164

$3,013 €2,602

21.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.9

3.98

-2.01%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Hamburg: October 28, 2025

Last update for Leipzig: October 28, 2025

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