Leipzig vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	620K	546K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 11% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 3353rd and 2671st ($1516 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 3rd in Germany and Portugal, respectively. Check Germany vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 87th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Lisbon

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	Leipzig	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$15150

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112