Leon vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leon	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$307	$1273
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$524	$3848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	30	85
😀 Quality of life	41	89
🏙️ Population	1.58M	384K

The cost of living in Leon is 63% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6610th and 1427th ($815 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1227th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Leon ranked 62nd best city to live in Mexico vs New Orleans ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 7634th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs New Orleans

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	Leon	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.95%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2924	$10150

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960