Chicago vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2527
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.43M

The cost of living in Chicago is 173% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 529th and 5623rd ($2678 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 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 12th in Mexico, while ranked 23rd and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$9705

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$825
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$858
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$752
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1160
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$745
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$485
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$800
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$747
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$724
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$770
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$761
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$632
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$700
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$574
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$696
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$788
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$821
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$635
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$608
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$724
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$716
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$812
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$983
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$756
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$700
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$638
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$717
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$699