Leon vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leon	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$307	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$524	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	41	93
🏙️ Population	1.58M	1.6M

The cost of living in Leon is 68% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6610th and 744th ($815 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 660th 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 62nd best city to live in Mexico vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 7634th and 95th 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	$11.3	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.95%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2924	$15283

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$832
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$753
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$860
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$896
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$846
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$764
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$894
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$913
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1030
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1184
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$873
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$943
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1162
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$615
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$861
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$803
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$936
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$926
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$749
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$868
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$851
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1058
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886