Medellin vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$579
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$715
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
64
62
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.43M

The cost of living in Medellin is 11% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4852nd and 5190th ($1162 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 5346th and 5640th 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
$6.47
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$20789

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

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