Leipzig vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leipzig	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$688	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$1289	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2807	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	616K	548K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 32% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3925th and 1500th ($1449 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 80th and 76th 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	$12.9	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.2	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4637	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.45	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$17390

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761