Leon vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leon	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$307	$1519
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$660
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$524	$4167
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	30	67
😀 Quality of life	41	75
🏙️ Population	1.58M	504K

The cost of living in Leon is 66% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6610th and 998th ($815 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 876th 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 62nd best city to live in Mexico vs Mesa ranked 578th in the United States, while ranked 7634th and 1816th 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	$11.3	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$2487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.95%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$9.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2924	$15463

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945