Leon vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$256	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	54
😀 Quality of life	36	83
🏙️ Population	1.58M	342K

The cost of living in Leon is 66% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6965th and 1742nd ($684 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 7382nd and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs San Juan

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	Leon	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$10321

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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 San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177