Puebla vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Puebla Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$424
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$418
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$803
$491
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
62
67
🏙️ Population
1.43M
6.21M

The cost of living in Puebla is 6% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5140th and 5559th ($1075 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 5782nd and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Puebla vs Rio de Janeiro

Prices for goods and services in Puebla and Rio de Janeiro are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Puebla Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.97%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1035
$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$750
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20939
$13739

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Puebla

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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$792
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$648
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$681
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$851
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$632
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$782
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$537
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$614
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$482
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$576
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$600
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$579
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$733
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$533
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$600
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$548
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$652
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$679
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$672
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$565
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$709
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$678
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$625
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$684
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$585
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$568
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$564
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$656
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$667
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$645
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$643
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$679
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$594
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$679
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$702
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$562
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$505
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$877
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$631