Leipzig vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leipzig	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1659	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3917	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$833	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2965	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	620K	6.21M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 51% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3360th and 5029th ($1659 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 275th 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 19th best city to live in Germany vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 106th and 2767th 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	$15.1	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.5	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5495	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13142	$12842

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634