Leipzig vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leipzig	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1659	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3917	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$833	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2965	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	90
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	620K	548K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 29% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3360th and 1193rd ($1659 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 275th and 30th 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 19th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 106th and 84th 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	$15.1	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.5	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5495	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13142	$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831