Leon vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leon	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$307	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$524	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	99
😀 Quality of life	41	100
🏙️ Population	1.58M	5.45M

The cost of living in Leon is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6610th and 649th ($815 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1st in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Leon ranked 62nd best city to live in Mexico vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7634th and 3rd 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	$11.3	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.95%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2924	$19140

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Cities near Leon

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710