Puebla vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$424
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$418
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$803
$499
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
35
63
😀 Quality of life
62
57
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.76M

The cost of living in Puebla is 19% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5140th and 6319th ($1075 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5782nd and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Quito

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Puebla Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.97%
10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1035
$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$750
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20939
$8496

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$987
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1032
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$907
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1428
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$887
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$926
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$975
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$917
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$944
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$950
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$934
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$771
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$962
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$846
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$670
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$986
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$981
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$1004
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$928
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$766
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$906
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$923
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1010
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1241
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$854
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$939
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$803
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$926
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$947

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$569
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$538
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$656
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$640
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$510
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$637
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$847
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$663
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$785
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$755
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$814
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$905
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1029
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$822
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$734
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$716
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$606
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$514
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$594
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$590
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$829
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$825
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$746
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$592
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$668
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$537
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$714
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$605
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$660
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$619
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$650
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$719
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$738
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$709
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$529
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$789
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$547