Leon vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leon Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$869
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$327
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$569
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
47
73
🏙️ Population
1.58M
9.21M

The cost of living in Leon is 41% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6442nd and 4074th ($869 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 4th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Leon compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Ranked 49th vs 1st best cities to live in Mexico, and 7043rd vs 2482nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Mexico City

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Leon Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1316
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.06
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.34
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$203
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3154
$13182

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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
$941
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1008
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$874
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$920
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$962
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$905
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$969
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$817
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$961
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$993
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$1124
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$984
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$1005
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$1255
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$935
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$1069
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$775
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1222
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1349
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$895
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$660
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$968
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$937
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$864
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$1003
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$994
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$814
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$932
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$914
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$977
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$1161
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005