Los Angeles vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	35
😀 Quality of life	93	53
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.43M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 226% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 80th and 5623rd ($3196 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 19th 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 58th and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Puebla

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	Los Angeles	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$9705

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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