Leipzig vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leipzig	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1652	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3912	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$1342	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3076	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	620K	467K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 40% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 3436th and 524th ($1652 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 453rd in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 112th and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Long Beach

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	Leipzig	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$535	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1325	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$942	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5097	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.4	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12468	$22757

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1576
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1510
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1435
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1446
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1404
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1432
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1451
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1401
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1453
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1488
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1467
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1179
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1454
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1334
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1478
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1460
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1462
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1276
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1497
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1464
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1146
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1396
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1330
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1490
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1355
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1466
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1460
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1475
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1325
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1305
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1475
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1437
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1473
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1476
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059