Leipzig vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Leipzig	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1371	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1212	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$462	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2399	$3776
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	625K	4.53M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 42% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3960th and 933rd ($1371 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 4th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 106th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Melbourne

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	Leipzig	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5428	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.5	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.4	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10639	$18868

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1322
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1269
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1267
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1263
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1242
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1270
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1260
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1253
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1262
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1271
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1249
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1214
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1230
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1096
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1166
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1255
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1269
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1069
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1134
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1193
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$961
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1216
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1135
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1252
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1260
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1296
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1250
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1099
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1165
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1248
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1278
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1329
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481