Beijing vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$2006
🏠 One person rent	$605	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$789
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	78	41
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.58M

The cost of living in Beijing is 31% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4887th and 6346th ($1065 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 96th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1 months in Leon. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Leon ranked 45th in Mexico, while ranked 583rd and 7030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Leon

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	Beijing	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$5.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$3169

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$912
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$763
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$707
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$774
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$682
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$812
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$873
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$881
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$996
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$765
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$915
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1217
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$789
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$630
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$830
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$784
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$879
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$781
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$672
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$875
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$861
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$905
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904