Leon vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$256	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	64
😀 Quality of life	36	55
🏙️ Population	1.58M	1.76M

The cost of living in Leon is 23% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6965th and 6124th ($684 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 3rd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 7382nd and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Quito

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	Leon	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493