Denver vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	90	36
🏙️ Population	716K	1.58M

The cost of living in Denver is 297% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 463rd and 6965th ($2717 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 115th 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 1.9 months in Denver compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 158th and 7382nd 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	$18.4	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$2639

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704