Columbus vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2647
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
35
😀 Quality of life
90
59
🏙️ Population
906K
1.43M

The cost of living in Columbus is 119% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 1512th and 5601st ($2181 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 34th 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 0.8 months in Puebla. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 217th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$19753

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$914
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$977
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$842
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1331
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$819
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$860
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$908
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$851
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$875
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$875
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$868
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$717
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$893
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$784
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$643
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$926
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$912
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$936
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$858
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$724
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$829
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$847
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$934
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1184
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$798
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$867
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$764
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$873
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$872