Leon vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leon	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$307	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$524	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	41	98
🏙️ Population	1.58M	8.8M

The cost of living in Leon is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6610th and 4th ($815 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Leon ranked 62nd best city to live in Mexico vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7634th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs New York City

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	Leon	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.95%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2924	$22663

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174