Leon vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leon	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1995	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$327	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.1	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$569	$4054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	85
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	1.58M	384K

The cost of living in Leon is 61% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6442nd and 1402nd ($869 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 1171st 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 0.7 months in Leon compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Leon ranked 49th best city to live in Mexico vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 7043rd and 290th 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	$11.9	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1316	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.14	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$10142

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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	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940