Leon vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$256	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	38
😀 Quality of life	36	86
🏙️ Population	1.58M	549K

The cost of living in Leon is 58% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6965th and 2883rd ($684 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 110th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 7382nd and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Quebec City

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	Leon	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$6012

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732