Detroit vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	77	29
😀 Quality of life	88	45
🏙️ Population	639K	1.58M

The cost of living in Detroit is 129% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1947th and 6426th ($2032 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 318th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Leon

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	Detroit	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$3118

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

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