Leon vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$256	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	92
😀 Quality of life	36	67
🏙️ Population	1.58M	9.21M

The cost of living in Leon is 41% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6965th and 4604th ($684 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 7th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Ranked 55th vs 1st best cities to live in Mexico, and 7382nd vs 3470th 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	$8.42	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$9034

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804