Leon vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leon Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1714
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$266
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$412
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$417
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
67
😀 Quality of life
36
53
🏙️ Population
1.58M
2.53M

The cost of living in Leon is 18% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6822nd and 6207th ($719 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th 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 7323rd and 6039th 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
$9.16
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.4
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$508
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.94
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.58
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2742
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$784
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$886
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$674
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$659
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$691
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$826
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$601
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$729
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$779
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$764
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$709
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$941
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$748
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$839
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$985
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1012
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$522
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$780
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$698
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$791
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$844
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$630
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$772
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$757
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$835
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$882
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617