Leon vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$256	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	36	62
🏙️ Population	1.58M	6.21M

The cost of living in Leon is 25% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6965th and 5954th ($684 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 2nd in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 7382nd and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Leon	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562