Leipzig vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leipzig	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$688	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$1289	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2807	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	616K	546K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 17% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 3925th and 2758th ($1449 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 3rd in Germany and Portugal, respectively. Check Germany vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 80th and 437th 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	$12.9	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.2	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4637	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.45	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$16143

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162