Leon vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$256	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$2474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	36	99
🏙️ Population	1.58M	14.3M

The cost of living in Leon is 57% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6965th and 3019th ($684 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 3rd in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7382nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Tokyo

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	Leon	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101