Leon vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leon Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$307
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$524
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
66
😀 Quality of life
41
60
🏙️ Population
1.58M
2.53M

The cost of living in Leon is 21% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6610th and 5342nd ($815 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 3rd 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 62nd best city to live in Mexico vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 7634th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Medellin

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Leon Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.5
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.95%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1236
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.46
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2924
$6383

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$843
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$832
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$953
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$753
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$860
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$896
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$846
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$764
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$894
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$913
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$941
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$929
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$1030
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$1184
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$873
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$943
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$728
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1120
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1162
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$873
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$615
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$861
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$856
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$803
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$936
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$926
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$749
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$868
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$851
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$908
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$1058
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677