Leon vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$334	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	85
😀 Quality of life	45	90
🏙️ Population	1.58M	442K

The cost of living in Leon is 73% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6426th and 95th ($885 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 63rd 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 1.3 months in Miami. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Miami ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Miami

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	Leon	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$21676

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050