Leipzig vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$856	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	620K	5.45M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 36% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3162nd and 649th ($1690 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 113th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Sydney

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	Leipzig	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710