Los Angeles vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2624
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$746
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	99	35
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.43M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 197% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 72nd and 4882nd ($3165 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 34th and 5737th 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	$22.5	$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$3893

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

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