Leipzig vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Leipzig	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1371	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$641	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$1212	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$462	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2399	$2722
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	625K	1.76M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 25% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3960th and 2281st ($1371 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 76th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 106th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Montreal

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	Leipzig	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5428	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.9	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10639	$7624

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576