Chicago vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$437
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$524
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	97	41
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.58M

The cost of living in Chicago is 243% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 394th and 6610th ($2799 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 116th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 62nd in Mexico, while ranked 16th and 7634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Leon

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	Chicago	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$1236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$7.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$2924

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

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