Leipzig vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$764	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	620K	3.9M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 53% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3353rd and 80th ($1516 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 71st 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 Los Angeles. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 87th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Los Angeles

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	Leipzig	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919