Madrid vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	35
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.43M

The cost of living in Madrid is 82% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 2443rd and 5623rd ($1781 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 19th 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 12th in Mexico, while ranked 151st and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Puebla

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	Madrid	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$9705

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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