Leipzig vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leipzig	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1659	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3917	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$833	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2965	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	620K	1.9M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 13% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3360th and 2370th ($1659 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 275th and 64th 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 19th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 106th and 49th 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	$15.1	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.5	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5495	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13142	$6432

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1398
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1408
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1380
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1399
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1416
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1407
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1482
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1416
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1440
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1299
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1410
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1445
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1244
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1415
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1131
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1335
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1269
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1462
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1316
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1414
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1430
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1416
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1316
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1428
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1381
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1417
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1410
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828