Leipzig vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$764	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	620K	662K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 39% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3353rd and 819th ($1516 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 87th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Vancouver

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	Leipzig	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$17240

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759