Leon vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$334	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	45	92
🏙️ Population	1.58M	1.6M

The cost of living in Leon is 66% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6426th and 742nd ($885 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 648th 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 0.6 months in Leon compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 87th 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	$12.5	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$17603

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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	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801