Puebla vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1066
$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$3837
🏠 One person rent
$495
$840
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$1268
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$746
$2472
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
39
😀 Quality of life
57
87
🏙️ Population
1.43M
549K

The cost of living in Puebla is 36% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4882nd and 2827th ($1066 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 109th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 5737th and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$6.4
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.32%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$818
$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$446
$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.7
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$257
$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3893
$6211

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$915
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$927
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$804
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1288
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$767
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$596
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$905
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$861
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$833
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$810
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$875
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$826
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$853
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$779
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$662
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$781
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$853
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$851
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$768
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$702
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$845
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$816
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$972
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$996
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$846
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$797
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$682
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$765
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$795

Cities near Quebec City

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1653
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1529
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1560
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1342
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1053
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1379
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1588
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1468
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1567
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1585
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1587
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1397
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1586
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1158
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1659
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1816
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1783
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1835
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1772
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1882
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1906
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1820
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1962
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2105
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1821
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1949
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1808
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1821
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1874
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1912
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1813