Chicago vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.43M

The cost of living in Chicago is 184% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 483rd and 6023rd ($2667 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 13th in Mexico, while ranked 20th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$10619

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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