Leon vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$2384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$5758
🏠 One person rent	$334	$1405
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$2471
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$4498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	86
😀 Quality of life	45	89
🏙️ Population	1.58M	430K

The cost of living in Leon is 63% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6426th and 1119th ($885 vs $2384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 959th 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 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Minneapolis ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 263rd 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	$12.5	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$2803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$2106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$3392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$85.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$6.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$8.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$26188

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582