Buenos Aires vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$1832
🏠 One person rent
$529
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$736
$654
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
79
30
😀 Quality of life
76
39
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.58M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 58% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4692nd and 6782nd ($1227 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th in Argentina and Mexico, respectively. Check Argentina vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.8 months in Leon. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Leon ranked 54th in Mexico, while ranked 1080th and 7473rd 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
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.63
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.36%
11.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2664
$423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$7.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$8.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.98
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5511
$2894

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$783
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$850
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$733
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$842
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$961
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$881
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$955
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$816
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$986
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$992
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$609
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$986
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1029
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$975
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$876
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$905
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$858
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$949
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$777
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$985
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$866
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$981
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$680
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1025
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$832
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$864
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$853
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$729
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$950
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$958
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$880
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$851
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$953
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$844
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$950
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$902

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$795
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$779
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$899
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$725
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$719
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$714
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1436
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$779
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$864
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$710
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$809
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$864
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$966
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$864
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$975
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$1122
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$763
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$935
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$723
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1099
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1125
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$746
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$933
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$736
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$813
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$778
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$880
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$827
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$895
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$920
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$743
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$804
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$850
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$934
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$859
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$834
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$919
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$897
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$1022
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$771