Leipzig vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$688
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$3414
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
616K
2.15M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 39% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3925th and 998th ($1449 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 80th and 22nd 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
$12.9
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$18941

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395