Leon vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leon	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$719	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1714	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$266	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	36	97
🏙️ Population	1.58M	8.8M

The cost of living in Leon is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6822nd and 5th ($719 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Leon compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7323rd and 13th 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	$9.16	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$186	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.7	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$408	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$508	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.58	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.7	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2742	$20585

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$784
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$886
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$659
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$691
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$729
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$779
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$709
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$748
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$839
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$985
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1012
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$522
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$780
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$698
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$791
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$844
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$630
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$772
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$757
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$835
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$882
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108