Auckland vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	32	29
😀 Quality of life	89	45
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.58M

The cost of living in Auckland is 143% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1604th and 6426th ($2156 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 112th in New Zealand and Mexico, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 240th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Leon

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	Auckland	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$3118

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842