Leon vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$256	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	42
😀 Quality of life	36	50
🏙️ Population	1.58M	316K

The cost of living in Leon is 43% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6965th and 4469th ($684 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 2nd in Mexico and El Salvador, respectively. Check Mexico vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 7382nd and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs San Salvador

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	Leon	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$5642

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701