Cologne vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cologne	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1990	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4775	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$1083	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$1841	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3654	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	96	45
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.58M

The cost of living in Cologne is 125% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 2067th and 6426th ($1990 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 112th 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 0.6 months in Leon. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 15th and 7210th 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	$16.4	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1926	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5093	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.3	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$97	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$897	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22470	$3118

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1740
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1711
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1722
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1694
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1731
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1689
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1759
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1700
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1686
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1708
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1663
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1908
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1663
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1661
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1640
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1670
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1609
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1601
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1668
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1620
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1653
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1676
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1944

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