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Cost of Living Index
Leipzig60.6 / 100
Cologne70.2 / 0
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
Cologne wins on 14 of 22 metrics compared to Leipzig.
Top trade-offs
Leipzig leads cost, safety, and air quality; Cologne leads rent, housing, and salary.
cost
Leipzig
60.6
city
Cologne
70.2
city
safety
Leipzig
64.4
city
Cologne
63.7
city
housing
Leipzig
$2,921
city
Cologne
$2,277
city
housing
Leipzig
11.7x
city
Cologne
5.7x
city
jobs
Leipzig
$4,340/mo
city
Cologne
$5,147/mo
city
jobs
Leipzig
5.9%
city
Cologne
2.9%
city
health
Leipzig
60
city
Cologne
71.4
city
health
Leipzig
73.2 years
city
Cologne
79.9 years
city
environment
Leipzig
18.6 ug/m3
city
Cologne
22.7 ug/m3
city
environment
Leipzig
61.5
city
Cologne
78.1
city
infrastructure
Leipzig
155 Mbps
city
Cologne
182 Mbps
city
demographics
Leipzig
0.7%
city
Cologne
1.0%
city
education
Leipzig
87.9
city
Cologne
89.6
city
transport
Leipzig
43.1
city
Cologne
68.5
city
safety
Leipzig
16.5 per 100k
city
Cologne
20.0 per 100k
city
safety
Leipzig
72.6 per 100k
city
Cologne
44.2 per 100k
city
health
Leipzig
28.4%
city
Cologne
20.7%
city
quality
Leipzig
3.7
city
Cologne
3.5
city
housing
Leipzig
$7,832/sqm
city
Cologne
$9,709/sqm
city
religion
Leipzig
19.9%
city
Cologne
52.7%
city
religion
Leipzig
71.2%
city
Cologne
41.6%
city
religion
Leipzig
36.5%
city
Cologne
29.8%
city