Columbus vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
72
35
😀 Quality of life
87
57
🏙️ Population
906K
1.43M

The cost of living in Columbus is 107% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4882nd ($2202 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 202nd and 5737th 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
$18.1
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$3893

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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