Leipzig vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	91
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	620K	548K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 25% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3162nd and 1330th ($1690 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 39th 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 15th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 113th and 107th 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	$15.2	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$20873

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804