Mexico City vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$611	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$629
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	35
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.43M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 27% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4630th and 6023rd ($1190 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 26th 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 13th best cities to live in Mexico, and 3360th vs 5982nd 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	$10.3	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$10619

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709

Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$811
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$843
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$734
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1190
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$504
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$835
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$757
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$723
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$763
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$772
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$704
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$844
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$789
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$797
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$660
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$741
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$726
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$830
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$941
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$727
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$707
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$601
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$748
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$707