Buenos Aires vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$2843
🏠 One person rent
$536
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$418
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$803
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
35
😀 Quality of life
77
62
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.43M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 12% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4761st and 5140th ($1207 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd in Argentina and Mexico, respectively. Check Argentina vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 1226th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Puebla

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Buenos Aires Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
10.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$1035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$20939

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$987
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1032
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$907
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1428
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$887
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$926
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$975
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$917
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$944
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$950
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$934
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$771
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$962
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$846
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$670
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$986
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$981
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$1004
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$928
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$766
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$906
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$923
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1010
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1241
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$854
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$939
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$803
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$926
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$947