Leipzig vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Leipzig	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1371	$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$4556
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1204
🏘️ Family rent	$1212	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$462	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2399	$2742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	625K	548K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 31% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3960th and 1798th ($1371 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 57th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 106th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Manchester

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	Leipzig	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5428	$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.5	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.4	$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10639	$13845

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1322
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1269
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1267
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1263
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1242
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1270
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1260
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1253
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1262
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1271
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1249
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1214
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1230
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1096
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1166
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1255
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1269
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1069
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1134
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1193
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$961
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1216
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1135
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1252
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1260
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1296
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1250
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1099
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1165
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1248
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1278
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1329
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629