Leon vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leon	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1995	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$327	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.1	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$569	$4443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	47	91
🏙️ Population	1.58M	1.6M

The cost of living in Leon is 67% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6442nd and 741st ($869 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Leon ranked 49th best city to live in Mexico vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 7043rd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Philadelphia

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	Leon	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1316	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.14	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737