Leipzig vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	620K	2.15M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 33% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3162nd and 843rd ($1690 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 113th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Paris

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	Leipzig	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$15084

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488