Chengdu vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$252	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$437
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$524
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	75	41
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.58M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 22% less expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 7530th and 6610th ($635 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 116th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Leon ranked 62nd in Mexico, while ranked 1800th and 7634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Leon

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	Chengdu	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$7.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$2924

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

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