Columbus vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1714
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$625
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
72
30
😀 Quality of life
88
36
🏙️ Population
906K
1.58M

The cost of living in Columbus is 213% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1248th and 6822nd ($2252 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 109th 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 0.9 months in Leon. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 242nd and 7323rd 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
$19.9
$9.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$2742

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$784
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$886
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$674
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$659
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$691
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$826
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$601
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$729
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$779
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$764
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$709
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$941
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$748
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$839
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$985
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1012
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$522
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$780
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$698
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$791
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$844
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$630
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$772
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$757
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$835
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$882
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734