Leon vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leon Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2044
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$334
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
65
😀 Quality of life
45
63
🏙️ Population
1.58M
2.53M

The cost of living in Leon is 17% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6426th and 5161st ($885 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 2nd in Mexico and Colombia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 7210th and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Leon Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.7
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$325
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.8
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.46
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$7264

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685