El Paso vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	34	29
😀 Quality of life	85	45
🏙️ Population	679K	1.58M

The cost of living in El Paso is 107% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 2753rd and 6426th ($1828 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.6 months in Leon. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 472nd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Leon

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	El Paso	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$3118

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

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