Leipzig vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leipzig	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1659	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3917	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$833	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2965	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	86
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	620K	2.79M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 31% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3360th and 1059th ($1659 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 275th and 6th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Leipzig ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 106th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Toronto

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	Leipzig	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$730	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5495	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.18	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13142	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053