Boston vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$746
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
92
57
🏙️ Population
676K
1.43M

The cost of living in Boston is 214% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 35th and 4882nd ($3345 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 Boston compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 83rd and 5737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$3893

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$915
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$927
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$804
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1288
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$767
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$596
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$905
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$861
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$833
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$810
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$875
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$826
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$853
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$779
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$662
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$781
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$853
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$851
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$768
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$702
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$845
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$816
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$972
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$996
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$846
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$797
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$682
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$765
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$795