Brasilia vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$296	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	28	30
😀 Quality of life	56	36
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.58M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 12% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6598th and 6965th ($765 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 115th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 5716th and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Leon

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	Brasilia	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$2639

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704