Leon vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$256	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	34
😀 Quality of life	36	80
🏙️ Population	1.58M	543K

The cost of living in Leon is 65% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6965th and 1962nd ($684 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1679th 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 0.9 months in Leon compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 7382nd and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Tucson

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	Leon	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$15495

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262