Leon vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leon	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$719	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1714	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$266	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	36	100
🏙️ Population	1.58M	5.03M

The cost of living in Leon is 70% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6822nd and 923rd ($719 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 4th in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7323rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Melbourne

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	Leon	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.16	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$186	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$408	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$508	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.58	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.7	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2742	$21306

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Cities near Leon

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913