Leon vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$334	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$3995
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	29	68
😀 Quality of life	45	91
🏙️ Population	1.58M	504K

The cost of living in Leon is 61% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6426th and 1283rd ($885 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 1085th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Mesa

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	Leon	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$15548

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004