Leipzig vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$688
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
616K
24.9M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 27% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3925th and 4780th ($1449 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 6th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 80th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Shanghai

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Leipzig Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$31401

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774