Leon vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leon	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1995	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$327	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.1	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$569	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	92
😀 Quality of life	47	81
🏙️ Population	1.58M	6.26M

The cost of living in Leon is 27% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6442nd and 4785th ($869 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 2nd in Mexico and Chile, respectively. Check Mexico vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Leon compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Leon ranked 49th best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7043rd and 637th 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	$11.9	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1316	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.14	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$12174

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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	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895