Leipzig vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Leipzig	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1712	$2233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3986	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$864	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$566
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2920	$3160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	620K	548K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 23% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3120th and 1381st ($1712 vs $2233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 239th and 48th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Leipzig compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 116th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Manchester

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	Leipzig	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$7.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.11	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$1484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$2659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$316	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4575	$5832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3090	$4032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.12	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$27.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.07	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$18.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.5	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$1960
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10605	$20948

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1624
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1587
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1517
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1414
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1422
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1421
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1389
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1410
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1417
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1418
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1420
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1487
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1428
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1123
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1427
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1287
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1376
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1423
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1434
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1458
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1263
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1356
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1427
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1150
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1408
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1351
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1439
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1425
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1467
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1431
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1290
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1345
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1438
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1443
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1493
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1439
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1515
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1418

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2090
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1955
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1990
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1863
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1721
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1924
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1845
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2058
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1866
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2020
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1735
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1850
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1681
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1877
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1893
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1533
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1804
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1998
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1900
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1811
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1648
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1827
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1775
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1839
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1915
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1837
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1503
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1550
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1909
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1856
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1654
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2033
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1842
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1837
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1812