Puebla vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$3738
🏠 One person rent
$458
$834
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$1281
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$651
$2588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
38
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
1.43M
549K

The cost of living in Puebla is 40% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5623rd and 2883rd ($981 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Puebla ranked 12th best city to live in Mexico vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6026th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.34
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$5.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.36%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$601
$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.61
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.71
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9705
$6012

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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

Cities near Quebec City

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1627
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$966
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1449
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1239
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1118
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1368
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1330
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1468
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1411
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1436
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1457
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1433
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1460
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1106
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1651
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1742
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1743
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1764
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1735
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1804
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1829
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1776
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1835
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2004
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1857
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1889
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1773
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1792
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1900
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1852
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1732