Leipzig vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leipzig	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$688	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1289	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2807	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	616K	3.9M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 55% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3925th and 72nd ($1449 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 80th and 47th 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	$12.9	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.2	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4637	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.45	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$28613

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754