Leon vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$256	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	81
😀 Quality of life	36	98
🏙️ Population	1.58M	449K

The cost of living in Leon is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6965th and 59th ($684 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 2nd in Mexico and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mexico vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7382nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Zurich

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	Leon	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$29610

Cost of living in other countries

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717