Leon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leon Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$869
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$327
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$452
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$569
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
47
76
🏙️ Population
1.58M
24.9M

The cost of living in Leon is 24% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6442nd and 4880th ($869 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 5th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Leon compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Leon ranked 49th best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7043rd and 1178th 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
$11.9
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1316
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.06
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.34
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$203
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3154
$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789