Charlotte vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	68	29
😀 Quality of life	89	45
🏙️ Population	875K	1.58M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 171% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1073rd and 6426th ($2403 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 112th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 283rd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Leon

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	Charlotte	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$3118

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842