Amsterdam vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	29
😀 Quality of life	95	47
🏙️ Population	921K	1.58M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 264% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 138th and 6442nd ($3165 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 117th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 24th and 7043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Leon

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	Amsterdam	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$3154

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832