Beijing vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2647
🏠 One person rent	$589	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$820
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.43M

The cost of living in Beijing is 3% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 5355th and 5601st ($1029 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 34th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Puebla. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 2546th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Puebla

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	Beijing	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$19753

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$914
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$977
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$842
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1331
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$860
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$908
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$851
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$875
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$868
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$717
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$893
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$784
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$643
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$926
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$912
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$936
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$858
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$829
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$847
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$934
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1184
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$798
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$867
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$764
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$873
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$872