Leon vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$334	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	92
😀 Quality of life	45	80
🏙️ Population	1.58M	6.26M

The cost of living in Leon is 26% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6426th and 4795th ($885 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 1st in Mexico and Chile, respectively. Check Mexico vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7210th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Santiago

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	Leon	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$10578

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849