Boston vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Boston	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3680	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8143	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$2555	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$4103	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$749	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6248	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	91	47
🏙️ Population	676K	1.58M

The cost of living in Boston is 323% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 27th and 6442nd ($3680 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 117th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 105th and 7043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Leon

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	Boston	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2870	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2200	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5120	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3473	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.3	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12808	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6220	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.58	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.77	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$192	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2859	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26444	$3154

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2959
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2901
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2794
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$3007
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$3005
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2796
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2963
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2420
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2828
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2906
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2867
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2923
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2636
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2855
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2900
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2890
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2890

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832