Medellin vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$387
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
67
35
😀 Quality of life
54
57
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.43M

The cost of living in Medellin is 19% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6140th and 4882nd ($867 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th 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 7th in Mexico, while ranked 5994th and 5737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$3893

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$915
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$927
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$804
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1288
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$767
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$596
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$905
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$861
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$833
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$810
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$875
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$826
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$853
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$779
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$662
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$781
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$853
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$851
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$768
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$702
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$845
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$816
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$972
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$996
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$846
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$797
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$682
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$765
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$795