Leon vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$334	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	82
😀 Quality of life	45	89
🏙️ Population	1.58M	468K

The cost of living in Leon is 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6426th and 1246th ($885 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 1054th 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 0.6 months in Leon compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 245th 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	$12.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736