Buenos Aires vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$1714
🏠 One person rent
$402
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$625
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
79
30
😀 Quality of life
72
36
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.58M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 27% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6099th and 6822nd ($909 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 109th in Argentina and Mexico, respectively. Check Argentina vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 1789th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Leon

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Buenos Aires Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$9.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$2742

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$784
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$886
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$674
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$659
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$691
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$826
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$601
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$729
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$779
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$764
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$709
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$941
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$748
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$839
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$985
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1012
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$522
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$780
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$698
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$791
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$844
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$630
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$772
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$757
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$835
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$882
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734