Leon vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Leon	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2044	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$334	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.1	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$3492
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	46
😀 Quality of life	45	85
🏙️ Population	1.58M	398K

The cost of living in Leon is 51% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6426th and 2786th ($885 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 1921st 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 1.9 months in Wichita. Leon ranked 56th best city to live in Mexico vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 7210th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Wichita

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	Leon	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1323	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3118	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328