Boston vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
92
54
🏙️ Population
676K
1.43M

The cost of living in Boston is 269% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 32nd and 6023rd ($3467 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 26th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 13th in Mexico, while ranked 89th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$10619

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$811
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$843
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$734
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1190
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$729
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$504
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$835
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$757
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$723
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$763
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$772
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$704
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$694
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$589
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$844
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$789
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$797
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$660
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$623
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$741
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$726
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$830
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$941
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$727
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$707
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$601
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$748
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$707