Cologne vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$947	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	92	30
😀 Quality of life	96	36
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.58M

The cost of living in Cologne is 155% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 2551st and 6965th ($1744 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 115th 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 12th and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Leon

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	Cologne	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$2639

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704