Chicago vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$746
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.43M

The cost of living in Chicago is 145% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 505th and 4882nd ($2613 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 19th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 16th and 5737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$3893

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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