Leon vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leon	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$307	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$524	$1020
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	30	49
😀 Quality of life	41	64
🏙️ Population	1.58M	1.48M

The cost of living in Leon is 30% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6610th and 4791st ($815 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 14th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Leon compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Ranked 62nd vs 3rd best cities to live in Mexico, and 7634th vs 5343rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Zapopan

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	Leon	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.95%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.46	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2924	$5862

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$832
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$753
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$860
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$896
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$846
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$764
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$894
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$913
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1030
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1184
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$873
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$943
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1162
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$615
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$861
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$803
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$936
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$926
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$749
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$868
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$851
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1058
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926