Leon vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$256	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$5520
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	97
😀 Quality of life	36	94
🏙️ Population	1.58M	441K

The cost of living in Leon is 77% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6965th and 182nd ($684 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 7382nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Oakland

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	Leon	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$18963

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326