Leipzig vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leipzig	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1659	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3917	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$833	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2965	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	620K	467K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 38% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 3360th and 604th ($1659 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 275th and 532nd 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 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Leipzig ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 106th and 958th 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	$15.1	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5495	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13142	$19617

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1398
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1408
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1380
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1399
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1416
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1407
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1482
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1416
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1440
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1299
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1410
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1445
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1244
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1415
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1131
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1335
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1269
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1462
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1316
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1414
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1430
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1416
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1316
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1428
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1381
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1417
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1410
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164