Leipzig vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leipzig	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1659	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3917	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$833	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2965	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	620K	5.45M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 42% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3360th and 370th ($1659 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 275th 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 19th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 106th and 2nd 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	$15.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5495	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13142	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863