Leon vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leon	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$307	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$524	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	41	100
🏙️ Population	1.58M	5.35M

The cost of living in Leon is 65% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6610th and 1249th ($815 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 4th in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Leon ranked 62nd best city to live in Mexico vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7634th 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	$11.3	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.95%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2924	$22799

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Cities near Leon

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988