Chicago vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chicago	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2822	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6502	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$1695	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$730	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5026	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.58M

The cost of living in Chicago is 219% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 375th and 6426th ($2822 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 22nd and 7210th 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	$19.9	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.7	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2002	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3205	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3759	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2521	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.2	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.16	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.9	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.5	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$154	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1863	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24172	$3118

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434

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