Leon vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$334	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	69
😀 Quality of life	45	91
🏙️ Population	1.58M	385K

The cost of living in Leon is 66% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6426th and 719th ($885 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 625th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Tampa

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	Leon	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$16676

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285