Cologne vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cologne Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$967
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.58M

The cost of living in Cologne is 116% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 2484th and 6346th ($1752 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 96th 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 1 months in Leon. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Leon ranked 45th in Mexico, while ranked 12th and 7030th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Cologne vs Leon infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cologne vs Leon

Prices for goods and services in Cologne and Leon are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cologne Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.15
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$3169

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$912
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$1076
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$763
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$707
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$774
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$818
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$682
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$812
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$873
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$881
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$996
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$765
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$915
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1035
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1217
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$630
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$830
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$784
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$879
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$781
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$672
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$875
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$861
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$905
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$854
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904