Cologne vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1714
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$625
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
97
36
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.58M

The cost of living in Cologne is 158% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 2308th and 6822nd ($1851 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 109th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 16th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$9.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$6.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$2742

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$784
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$886
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$674
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$659
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$691
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$826
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$601
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$729
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$779
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$764
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$709
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$941
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$748
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$839
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$985
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1012
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$522
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$780
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$698
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$791
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$844
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$630
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$772
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$757
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$835
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$882
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734