Leon vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$256	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	35
😀 Quality of life	36	53
🏙️ Population	1.58M	1.43M

The cost of living in Leon is 30% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6965th and 5623rd ($684 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 19th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Ranked 55th vs 12th best cities to live in Mexico, and 7382nd vs 6026th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Puebla

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	Leon	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$9705

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699