Leon vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$256	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	75
😀 Quality of life	36	88
🏙️ Population	1.58M	459K

The cost of living in Leon is 72% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6965th and 866th ($684 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 797th 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 Virginia Beach. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 7382nd and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Virginia Beach

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	Leon	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.65
🥤 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	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777