Puebla vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2466
$2402
🏠 One person rent
$407
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$629
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
94
😀 Quality of life
54
62
🏙️ Population
1.43M
6.21M

The cost of living in Puebla is 2% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6023rd and 5959th ($939 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Puebla ranked 13th best city to live in Mexico vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 5982nd and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.64
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.14%
10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.33
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$773
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$635
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$620
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$629
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$618
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$537
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$609
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$543
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$618
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$617
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$593
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$622
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$618
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$515
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$463
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$585