Leon vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$256	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	82
😀 Quality of life	36	88
🏙️ Population	1.58M	468K

The cost of living in Leon is 71% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6965th and 972nd ($684 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 892nd in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 7382nd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Raleigh

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	Leon	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$21914

Cost of living in other countries

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682