Leipzig vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$856	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	92	69
🏙️ Population	620K	11.5M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 61% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3162nd and 5192nd ($1690 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 113th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Sao Paulo

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	Leipzig	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666