Leon vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$334	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	38
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	1.58M	549K

The cost of living in Leon is 48% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6426th and 3269th ($885 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 113th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 7210th and 332nd 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	$12.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934