Mexico City vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$603	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	35
😀 Quality of life	67	53
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.43M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 18% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4604th and 5623rd ($1160 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 19th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Ranked 1st vs 12th best cities to live in Mexico, and 3470th vs 6026th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Puebla

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	Mexico City	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$9705

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699