Medellin vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Medellin | Puebla | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Medellin is 8% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6005th and 5623rd ($906 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 12th in Mexico, while ranked 6049th and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Medellin | Puebla | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
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| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1 km or 5 mi |  Envigado | |
| 9.9 km or 6.1 mi | Bello | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Manizales | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Quibdo | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Pereira | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Cartago | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Salento | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Armenia | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Ibague | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Facatativa | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Zipaquira | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Girardot | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Soacha | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Turbo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Bogota | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Tulua | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Tunja | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Monteria | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Duitama | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Bucaramanga | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Floridablanca | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Sogamoso | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Palmira | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Villavicencio | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Cali | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Ocana | |
| 334 km or 208 mi | Santa Cruz de Lorica | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Sincelejo | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Magangue | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Yopal | |
| 370 km or 230 mi | Neiva | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Cucuta | |
| 387 km or 241 mi |  San Antonio del Tachira | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Rubio | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | San Cristobal | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Tariba | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Popayan | |
| 448 km or 279 mi | La Grita |
Cities near Puebla
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 30 km or 18 mi |  Atlixco | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Cuautla | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Chicoloapan de Juarez | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Texcoco de Mora | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Jiutepec | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Mexico City | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Ecatepec de Morelos | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Cuernavaca | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Tehuacan | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Tlalnepantla | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Naucalpan | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Tultepec | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Orizaba | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Ciudad Lopez Mateos | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Cuautitlan Izcalli | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Teziutlan | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Zumpango | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Pachuca | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Cordoba | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Coatepec | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Xalapa | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Toluca | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Taxco | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Iguala | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Poza Rica | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | San Jose Villa de Allende | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Chilpancingo | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Veracruz | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | San Juan del Rio | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Alvarado | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Oaxaca | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Queretaro | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Acapulco | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Santiago Tuxtla | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Celaya | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Morelia | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | San Andres Tuxtla |