Edmonton vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	64	29
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.58M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 112% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 2524th and 6426th ($1878 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 112th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 193rd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/edmonton/leon.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Edmonton vs Leon infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/edmonton/leon" target="_blank">Edmonton vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Edmonton vs Leon

Prices for goods and services in Edmonton and Leon are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Edmonton	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$3118

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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