Lima vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$443
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
77
35
😀 Quality of life
64
54
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.43M

The cost of living in Lima is 5% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 5792nd and 6023rd ($986 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 13th in Mexico, while ranked 4404th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$10619

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$811
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$843
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$734
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1190
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$729
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$504
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$835
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$757
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$723
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$763
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$772
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$704
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$694
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$589
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$844
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$789
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$797
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$660
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$623
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$741
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$726
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$830
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$941
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$727
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$707
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$601
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$748
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$707