Puebla vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$998
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2647
$2247
🏠 One person rent
$407
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
35
62
😀 Quality of life
59
57
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.76M

The cost of living in Puebla is 13% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5601st and 6318th ($998 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Puebla compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5952nd and 6166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.67%
11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.68
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19753
$9282

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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

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$585
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$542
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$649
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$604
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$509
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$606
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$608
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$841
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$622
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$776
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$745
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$859
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$869
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1006
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$780
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$728
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$712
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$572
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$587
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$489
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$601
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$582
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$759
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$782
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$693
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$565
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$656
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$511
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$704
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$596
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$648
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$609
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$667
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$679
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$655
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$506
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$730
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$515