Columbus vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2044
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
73
29
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
906K
1.58M

The cost of living in Columbus is 140% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1686th and 6426th ($2127 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 112th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 96th and 7210th 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
$18.3
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$3118

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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