Leon vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$256	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	66
😀 Quality of life	36	53
🏙️ Population	1.58M	2.53M

The cost of living in Leon is 25% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6965th and 6005th ($684 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 2nd in Mexico and Colombia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 7382nd and 6049th 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	$8.42	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$5682

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618