Leon vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leon Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$288
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.9
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$789
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
67
😀 Quality of life
41
54
🏙️ Population
1.58M
2.53M

The cost of living in Leon is 6% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6346th and 6140th ($812 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 3rd in Mexico and Colombia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Leon compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Leon ranked 45th best city to live in Mexico vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 7030th and 5994th 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
$11.8
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.43
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$796
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.73%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$465
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$590
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.96
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.5
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3169
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$912
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$1076
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$763
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$707
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$774
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$818
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$682
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$812
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$873
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$881
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$996
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$765
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$915
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1035
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1217
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$630
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$830
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$784
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$879
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$781
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$672
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$875
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$861
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$905
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$854
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617