Arlington vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	90	29
😀 Quality of life	78	47
🏙️ Population	394K	1.58M

The cost of living in Arlington is 120% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 2324th and 6442nd ($1913 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 117th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 895th and 7043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Leon

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	Arlington	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$3154

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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