Leon vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$334	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$4529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	54
😀 Quality of life	45	87
🏙️ Population	1.58M	525K

The cost of living in Leon is 69% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6426th and 346th ($885 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Sacramento

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	Leon	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859