Leon vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leon	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1995	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$327	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.1	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$569	$2041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	91
😀 Quality of life	47	91
🏙️ Population	1.58M	2.75M

The cost of living in Leon is 56% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6442nd and 2104th ($869 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 2nd in Mexico and Italy, respectively. Check Mexico vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Leon compared to 1 months in Rome. Leon ranked 49th best city to live in Mexico vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7043rd and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Rome

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	Leon	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1316	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.14	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$14156

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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	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330