Amsterdam vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	921K	1.58M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 308% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 331st and 6965th ($2791 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 0.9 months in Leon. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 29th and 7382nd 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	$21	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$2639

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704