Leon vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Leon Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$288
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$789
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
90
😀 Quality of life
41
66
🏙️ Population
1.58M
9.21M

The cost of living in Leon is 37% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6346th and 4206th ($812 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 8th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Leon compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Ranked 45th vs 1st best cities to live in Mexico, and 7030th vs 4184th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Leon vs Mexico City infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Leon vs Mexico City

Prices for goods and services in Leon and Mexico City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Leon Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$5.43
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$796
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.73%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$465
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$590
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.96
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3169
$10204

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$912
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$1076
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$763
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$707
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$774
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$818
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$682
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$812
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$873
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$881
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$996
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$765
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$915
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1035
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1217
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$630
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$830
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$784
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$879
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$781
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$672
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$875
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$861
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$905
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$854
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881