Leon vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$334	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	29	90
😀 Quality of life	45	94
🏙️ Population	1.58M	1.51M

The cost of living in Leon is 65% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6426th and 889th ($885 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 1st in Mexico and Germany, respectively. Check Mexico vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 7210th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Munich

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	Leon	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748