Baltimore vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	97	29
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	586K	1.58M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 152% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1414th and 6426th ($2234 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 112th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 164th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Leon

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	Baltimore	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$3118

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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