Leipzig vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	94
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	620K	467K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 41% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 3162nd and 327th ($1690 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 113th and 982nd 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	$15.2	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$19997

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821