Leon vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leon	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$2647
🏠 One person rent	$307	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$524	$820
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	35
😀 Quality of life	41	59
🏙️ Population	1.58M	1.43M

The cost of living in Leon is 18% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6610th and 5601st ($815 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 34th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 0.8 months in Puebla. Ranked 62nd vs 7th best cities to live in Mexico, and 7634th vs 5952nd 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	$11.3	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.95%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2924	$19753

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$914
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$977
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$842
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1331
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$860
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$908
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$851
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$875
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$868
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$717
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$893
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$784
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$643
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$926
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$912
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$936
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$858
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$829
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$847
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$934
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1184
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$798
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$867
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$764
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$873
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$872