Leon vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leon	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1995	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$327	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.1	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$569	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	29	99
😀 Quality of life	47	93
🏙️ Population	1.58M	3.9M

The cost of living in Leon is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6442nd and 62nd ($869 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 47th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Leon compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Leon ranked 49th best city to live in Mexico vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 7043rd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Los Angeles

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	Leon	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1316	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.14	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$23685

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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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000