Lima vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$426
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
77
35
😀 Quality of life
64
57
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.43M

The cost of living in Lima is 13% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 5780th and 4882nd ($932 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Peru and Mexico, respectively. Check Peru vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 4655th and 5737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$3893

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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