Madrid vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
98
35
😀 Quality of life
90
54
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.43M

The cost of living in Madrid is 101% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 2194th and 6023rd ($1889 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 26th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Puebla ranked 13th in Mexico, while ranked 149th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$10619

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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