Atlanta vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$609
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	90	36
🏙️ Population	499K	1.58M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 276% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 704th and 6965th ($2570 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 115th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 165th and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Leon

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	Atlanta	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$2639

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

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