Calgary vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$609
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	53	30
😀 Quality of life	90	36
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.58M

The cost of living in Calgary is 204% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1646th and 6965th ($2077 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 115th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 153rd and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Leon

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	Calgary	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$2639

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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