Leipzig vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	93
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	620K	2.14M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 28% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3162nd and 1191st ($1690 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 3rd in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 113th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Perth

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	Leipzig	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736