Cleveland vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Cleveland	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1910	$1712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4464	$3986
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$864
🏘️ Family rent	$1864	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3245	$2920
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	72
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	373K	620K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 12% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2294th and 3120th ($1910 vs $1712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1782nd and 239th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.7 months in Leipzig. Cleveland ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 276th and 116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Leipzig

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	Cleveland	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.34	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1152	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$569
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2065	$1385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1022
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.9	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$4575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1016	$3090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.4	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.6	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18809	$10605

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1969
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1958
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1962
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1986
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2052
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1951
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2078
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1943
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1969
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2028
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1906
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1994
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1988
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1998
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1988
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$2017
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1997
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1962
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1840
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1987
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1966
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1839
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1831
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1956
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1906
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1719
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1736
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1895
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1846
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1761
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1614
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1626
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1475
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1475
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1325
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$2071
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2334

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1624
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1587
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1517
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1414
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1422
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1421
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1389
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1410
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1417
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1418
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1420
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1487
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1428
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1123
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1427
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1287
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1376
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1423
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1434
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1458
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1263
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1356
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1427
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1150
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1408
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1351
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1439
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1425
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1467
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1431
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1290
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1345
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1438
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1443
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1493
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1439
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1515
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1418