Leipzig vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$2923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	620K	548K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 27% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3353rd and 1662nd ($1516 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 46th 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 14th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 87th and 85th 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	$12.5	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681