Baltimore vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	35
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	586K	1.43M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 133% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 1182nd and 5623rd ($2287 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 19th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 131st and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Puebla

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	Baltimore	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$9705

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699