Cali vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$287
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
45
35
😀 Quality of life
51
54
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.43M

The cost of living in Cali is 22% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6748th and 6023rd ($733 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 26th 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 13th in Mexico, while ranked 6170th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$10619

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$652
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$718
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$477
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$462
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$520
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$541
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$619
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$562
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$641
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$501
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$483
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$653
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$398
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$488
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$641
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$748
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$868
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$544
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$504
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$871
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$873
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$475
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$681
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$789
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$528
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$526
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$618
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$851
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$523
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$687
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$634
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$584
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$642
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$574
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$651
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$620

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