Leon vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$256	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	36	95
🏙️ Population	1.58M	8.8M

The cost of living in Leon is 85% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6965th and 3rd ($684 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 0.9 months in Leon compared to 1.2 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 7382nd and 22nd 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	$8.42	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$21465

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111