Puebla vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Puebla	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$939	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2466	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$407	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$629	$561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	63
😀 Quality of life	54	60
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.76M

The cost of living in Puebla is 4% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6023rd and 6126th ($939 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Puebla ranked 13th best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5982nd and 5262nd 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	$7.64	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.33	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.4	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10619	$7183

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$811
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$843
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$734
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1190
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$504
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$835
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$757
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$723
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$763
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$772
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$704
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$844
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$789
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$797
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$660
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$741
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$726
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$830
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$941
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$727
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$707
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$601
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$748
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$707

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483