Dublin vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	96	36
🏙️ Population	593K	1.58M

The cost of living in Dublin is 284% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 605th and 6965th ($2627 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 115th in Ireland and Mexico, respectively. Check Ireland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 17th and 7382nd 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	$18.3	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$2639

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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