Leipzig vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leipzig	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1652	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3912	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$798	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$1342	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3076	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	90
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	620K	548K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 30% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3436th and 1156th ($1652 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 33rd 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 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 112th and 78th 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	$15.4	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$722	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$535	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1325	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$942	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.2	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5097	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.4	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12468	$21096

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1576
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1510
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1435
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1446
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1404
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1432
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1451
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1401
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1453
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1488
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1467
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1179
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1454
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1334
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1478
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1460
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1462
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1276
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1497
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1464
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1146
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1396
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1330
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1490
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1355
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1466
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1460
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1475
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1325
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1305
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1475
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1437
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1473
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1476
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862