Leon vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$256	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	36	100
🏙️ Population	1.58M	4.84M

The cost of living in Leon is 73% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6965th and 745th ($684 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7382nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Sydney

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	Leon	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683