Leipzig vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$856	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	620K	6.21M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 80% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3162nd and 6006th ($1690 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 2nd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 113th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Leipzig	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586