Leipzig vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leipzig	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$688	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1289	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2807	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	616K	1.76M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 26% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3925th and 2002nd ($1449 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 54th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 80th and 60th 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	$12.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.2	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4637	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.45	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610