Lima vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$407	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	35
😀 Quality of life	65	53
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.43M

The cost of living in Lima is 0.4% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 5647th and 5623rd ($977 vs $981) 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 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 4234th and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Puebla

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	Lima	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$9705

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699