Leipzig vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leipzig	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$688	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$1289	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2807	$4627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	616K	8.8M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 58% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3925th and 37th ($1449 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 2nd in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.4 months in London. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 80th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs London

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	Leipzig	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.2	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4637	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.45	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$25830

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055