Guadalajara vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$607	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	47	29
😀 Quality of life	62	45
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.58M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 40% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4689th and 6426th ($1241 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 112th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Ranked 7th vs 56th best cities to live in Mexico, and 5768th vs 7210th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Leon

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	Guadalajara	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$3118

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

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