New York City vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$715
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.43M

The cost of living in New York City is 300% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4th and 5190th ($4202 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 15th and 5640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Puebla

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	New York City	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$20789

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942