Leon vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leon	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$307	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$524	$4476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	84
😀 Quality of life	41	90
🏙️ Population	1.58M	430K

The cost of living in Leon is 66% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6610th and 1095th ($815 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Leon ranked 62nd best city to live in Mexico vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 7634th and 215th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Minneapolis

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	Leon	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.95%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2924	$26604

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678