Leon vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leon	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$719	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1714	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$266	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	87
😀 Quality of life	36	93
🏙️ Population	1.58M	1.01M

The cost of living in Leon is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6822nd and 13th ($719 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7323rd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs San Jose, United States

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	Leon	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.16	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$186	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.7	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$408	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$508	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.58	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.7	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2742	$23974

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$784
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$886
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$659
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$691
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$729
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$779
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$709
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$748
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$839
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$985
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1012
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$522
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$780
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$698
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$791
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$844
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$630
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$772
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$757
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$835
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$882
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146