Buenos Aires vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$496
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
78
30
😀 Quality of life
78
41
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.58M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 40% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4856th and 6610th ($1139 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 116th in Argentina and Mexico, respectively. Check Argentina vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Leon ranked 62nd in Mexico, while ranked 1059th and 7634th 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
$15.6
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$1236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$7.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$2924

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$843
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$832
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$953
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$753
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$860
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$896
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$846
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$764
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$894
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$913
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$941
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$929
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$1030
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$1184
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$873
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$943
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$728
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1120
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1162
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$873
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$615
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$861
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$856
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$803
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$936
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$926
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$749
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$868
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$851
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$908
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$1058
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777