Cologne vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cologne	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4759	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$1049	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$1816	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$208	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3341	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	95	47
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.58M

The cost of living in Cologne is 123% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 2200th and 6442nd ($1941 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 117th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 21st and 7043rd 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	$16.2	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.12	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.3	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.4	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1042	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23900	$3154

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1732
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1693
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1689
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1721
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1674
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1764
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1686
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1667
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1657
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1948
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1658
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1662
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1668
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1617
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1653
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1597
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1685
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1629
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1650
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1913

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832