Columbus vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
72
30
😀 Quality of life
90
41
🏙️ Population
906K
1.58M

The cost of living in Columbus is 168% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1512th and 6610th ($2181 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 116th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 62nd in Mexico, while ranked 217th and 7634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Leon

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Columbus Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$1236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$7.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$2924

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$843
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$832
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$953
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$753
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$860
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$896
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$846
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$764
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$894
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$913
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$941
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$929
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$1030
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$1184
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$873
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$943
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$728
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1120
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1162
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$873
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$615
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$861
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$856
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$803
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$936
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$926
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$749
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$868
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$851
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$908
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$1058
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777