Berlin vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$571
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.58M

The cost of living in Berlin is 160% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1275th and 6426th ($2302 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 112th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 35th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Leon

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	Berlin	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$3118

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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