Leon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leon Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$307
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$524
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
41
77
🏙️ Population
1.58M
24.9M

The cost of living in Leon is 28% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6610th and 4879th ($815 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 5th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Leon ranked 62nd best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7634th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Shanghai

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Leon Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.5
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.95%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1236
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.46
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2924
$27624

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753