Los Angeles vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$715
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	99	35
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.43M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 225% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 62nd and 5190th ($3420 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 36th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 50th and 5640th 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	$22.4	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$20789

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942