Leipzig vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Leipzig	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1371	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$641	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1212	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$462	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2399	$4098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	625K	8.91M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 59% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3960th and 38th ($1371 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 1st 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 1.2 months in London. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 106th and 5th 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	$11.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5428	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.5	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.4	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10639	$25471

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1322
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1269
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1267
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1263
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1242
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1270
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1260
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1253
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1262
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1271
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1249
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1214
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1230
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1096
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1166
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1255
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1269
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1069
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1134
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1193
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$961
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1216
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1135
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1252
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1260
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1296
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1250
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1099
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1165
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1248
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1278
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1329
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908