Leipzig vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1371
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$641
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2399
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
625K
24.9M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 15% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3960th and 4461st ($1371 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 6th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 106th and 558th 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
$11.1
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5428
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10639
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740