Medellin vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2843
🏠 One person rent
$514
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$418
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.43M

The cost of living in Medellin is 0.4% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 5161st and 5140th ($1071 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 5624th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Puebla

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Medellin Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
10.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$20939

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$987
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1032
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$907
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1428
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$887
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$926
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$975
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$917
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$944
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$950
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$934
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$771
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$962
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$846
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$670
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$986
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$981
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$1004
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$928
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$766
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$906
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$923
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1010
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1241
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$854
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$939
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$803
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$926
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$947