Leon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leon	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$719	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1714	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$266	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$1905
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	36	79
🏙️ Population	1.58M	24.9M

The cost of living in Leon is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6822nd and 4780th ($719 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 6th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7323rd and 571st 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	$9.16	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$186	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.7	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$408	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$508	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.58	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.7	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2742	$31401

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$784
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$886
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$659
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$691
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$729
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$779
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$709
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$748
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$839
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$985
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1012
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$522
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$780
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$698
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$791
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$844
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$630
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$772
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$757
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$835
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$882
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774