Maoming vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maoming	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$797	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2117	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$423	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$745	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$715
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	27	35
😀 Quality of life	51	62
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.43M

The cost of living in Maoming is 24% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6780th and 5190th ($797 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 36th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Maoming ranked 109th best city to live in China vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 6580th and 5640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Puebla

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	Maoming	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.05	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4919	$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2687	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.72	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.96	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$563	$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19775	$20789

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954

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