Dublin vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	94	47
🏙️ Population	593K	1.58M

The cost of living in Dublin is 247% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 214th and 6442nd ($3020 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 117th in Ireland and Mexico, respectively. Check Ireland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 42nd and 7043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Leon

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	Dublin	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$3154

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

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