Denver vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Denver	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2848	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6447	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$1737	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$748	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4578	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	91	29
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	716K	1.58M

The cost of living in Denver is 228% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 365th and 6442nd ($2848 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 117th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 218th and 7043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Leon

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	Denver	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.7	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5706	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3714	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.29	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.53	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.9	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2053	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21391	$3154

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2548
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2749
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2642
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2729
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2542
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2594
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2800
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2534
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$3013
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2571
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2506
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2028
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2367
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$1961
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1900
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1674
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2417
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1875
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1741
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1524
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2237
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2470
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1730
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1646

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