Leon vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leon	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$307	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$524	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	41	69
🏙️ Population	1.58M	11.5M

The cost of living in Leon is 22% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6610th and 5192nd ($815 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1st in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Leon ranked 62nd best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7634th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Sao Paulo

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	Leon	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.95%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2924	$15428

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$832
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$753
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$860
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$896
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$846
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$764
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$894
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$913
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1030
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1184
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$873
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$943
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1162
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$615
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$861
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$803
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$936
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$926
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$749
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$868
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$851
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1058
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666