Cali vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$273
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
45
35
😀 Quality of life
53
57
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.43M

The cost of living in Cali is 32% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6693rd and 4882nd ($720 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 19th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 6111th and 5737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6394
$3893

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$648
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$552
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$493
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$455
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$507
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$551
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$639
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$567
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$639
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$525
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$416
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$727
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$416
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$649
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$511
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$433
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$724
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$883
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$533
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$515
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$812
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$867
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$530
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$645
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$778
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$536
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$511
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$612
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$851
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$617
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$597
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$594
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$775
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$612
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$649
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$570
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$638
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$633

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