Leon vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leon	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1995	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$327	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.1	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$569	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	47	95
🏙️ Population	1.58M	8.8M

The cost of living in Leon is 79% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6442nd and 4th ($869 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Leon ranked 49th best city to live in Mexico vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7043rd and 15th 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	$11.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1316	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.14	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$21713

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192