Puebla vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Puebla	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$396	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$715	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	62	72
🏙️ Population	1.43M	6.21M

The cost of living in Puebla is 4% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5190th and 5029th ($1051 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5640th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Puebla	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$598	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.4	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$442	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20789	$12842

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634