Mexico City vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2647
🏠 One person rent
$721
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
72
59
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.43M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 33% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4418th and 5601st ($1331 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 34th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.8 months in Puebla. Ranked 1st vs 7th best cities to live in Mexico, and 3317th vs 5952nd 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
$12
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$19753

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$914
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$977
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$842
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1331
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$819
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$860
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$908
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$851
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$875
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$875
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$868
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$717
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$893
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$784
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$643
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$926
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$912
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$936
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$858
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$724
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$829
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$847
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$934
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1184
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$798
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$867
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$764
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$873
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$872