Guadalajara vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1241
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2983
$2843
🏠 One person rent
$607
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$1060
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$418
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$750
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
47
35
😀 Quality of life
62
62
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.43M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 15% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4689th and 5140th ($1241 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 32nd in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Ranked 7th vs 9th best cities to live in Mexico, and 5768th vs 5782nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Puebla

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Guadalajara Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.2
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
10.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3091
$1035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2058
$750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.5
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11768
$20939

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1280
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$990
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$925
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$983
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1157
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$806
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1007
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$885
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$746
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1023
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$914
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$920
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$946
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1202
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$817
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$950
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$952
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$664
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$803
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$866
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$914
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$747
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$986
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1102

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$987
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1032
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$907
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1428
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$887
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$926
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$975
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$917
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$944
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$950
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$934
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$771
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$962
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$846
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$670
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$986
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$981
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$1004
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$928
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$766
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$906
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$923
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1010
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1241
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$854
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$939
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$803
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$926
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$947