Portland vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	35
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	653K	1.43M

The cost of living in Portland is 168% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 603rd and 5623rd ($2629 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 19th 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 157th and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Puebla

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	Portland	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$9705

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

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