Germany
How much home does a salary buy in Leipzig?
In Leipzig, the average net yearly salary buys 11.4 m² of apartment. A 60 m² flat costs 5.3 full years of salary, rank 4 of 53 in Europe.
Price per m²€2,770Grundstuecksmarktbericht / Marktbericht Stadt Leipzig - Gutachterausschuss fuer Grundstueckswerte in der Stadt Leipzig · median, transaction prices, 2025
Average net wage€2,621Statistik der Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit, 'Sozialversicherungspflichtige Bruttomonatsentgelte (Jahreszahlen)', Deutschland, West/Ost, Laender und Kreise, Stichtag 31.12.2025 (Stand 20.07.2026), Zeitreihe + OECD Taxing Wages (DF_TW_COMP v2.1) · median, city, 2025 (Stichtag 31.12.2025)
Years of pay for 60 m²5.3
m² per year of pay11.4 m²
B Data quality: Official, one limitation · Price and wage: 2025 · Rank in Europe: 4 of 53
Prices and wages in Leipzig, 2021–2026
Price and wage are from the same year. Empty cells mean the official figure is not published (yet).
| Year | Price €/m² | Net wage €/month | Years of pay for 60 m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021. | €2,403 | €2,116 | 5.7 |
| 2022. | €2,791 | €2,223 | 6.3 |
| 2023. | €2,516 | €2,383 | 5.3 |
| 2024. | €2,537 | €2,522 | 5.0 |
| 2025. | €2,770 | €2,621 | 5.3 |
| 2026. | – | – | – |
Years of salary for 60 m² in Leipzig, by job
Job wages are estimates: the local average net wage × the job's pay ratio in that country (Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, broad occupation groups). Nurse = health associate professionals.
| City average | €2,621 | 5.3 salaries |
| Nurse | €2,403 | 5.8 salaries |
| Teacher | €3,454 | 4.0 salaries |
| IT specialist | €4,036 | 3.4 salaries |
| Shop worker | €1,795 | 7.7 salaries |
| Builder | €2,084 | 6.6 salaries |
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