Leon vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$256	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	36	95
🏙️ Population	1.58M	9.67M

The cost of living in Leon is 49% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6965th and 4104th ($684 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 3rd in Mexico and South Korea, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 7382nd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Seoul

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	Leon	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019