Leipzig vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Leipzig	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1712	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3986	$5461
🏠 One person rent	$864	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$2136
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$304
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2920	$4072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	620K	5.35M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 25% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3120th and 1240th ($1712 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 239th and 5th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Leipzig compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 116th and 1st 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	$15.2	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$70.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$7.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.11	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$1078
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1812
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$316	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4575	$7094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3090	$5904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.12	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.07	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$28.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$3.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$1798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10605	$20030

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1624
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1587
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1517
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1414
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1422
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1421
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1389
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1410
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1417
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1418
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1420
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1487
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1428
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1123
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1427
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1287
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1376
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1423
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1434
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1458
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1263
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1356
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1427
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1150
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1408
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1351
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1439
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1425
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1467
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1431
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1290
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1345
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1438
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1443
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1493
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1439
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1515
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1418

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1688
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1705
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1683
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1724
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1759
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1739
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1712
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1656
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2043
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1421
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1341
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1806
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1671
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1690
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1759
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1479
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1659
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1703
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2049
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1766
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1654
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2146
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1507
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1578
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1457
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2112
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1617
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1758
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2313
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1879
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2619
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2160
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1829
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1900
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1613
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1187
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1989