Columbus vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$715
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
35
😀 Quality of life
88
62
🏙️ Population
906K
1.43M

The cost of living in Columbus is 104% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 1634th and 5190th ($2140 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 36th 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 Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 266th and 5640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Puebla

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Columbus Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$20789

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$971
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1034
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$897
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1475
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$874
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$924
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$977
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$914
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$952
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$960
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$932
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$763
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$974
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$852
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$673
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$994
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$973
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$980
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$916
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$755
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$972
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$917
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1008
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1255
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$852
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$933
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$817
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$935
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$942