Leipzig vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$764	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	620K	8.8M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 54% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3353rd and 58th ($1516 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st 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 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.3 months in London. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 87th and 4th 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	$12.5	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009