Puebla vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Puebla	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$998	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2647	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	91
😀 Quality of life	59	89
🏙️ Population	1.43M	2.75M

The cost of living in Puebla is 51% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5601st and 1942nd ($998 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in Mexico and Italy, respectively. Check Mexico vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Puebla compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5952nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Rome

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	Puebla	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.67%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$895	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$656	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.68	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$413	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19753	$10916

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$914
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$977
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$842
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1331
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$860
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$908
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$851
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$875
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$868
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$717
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$893
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$784
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$643
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$926
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$912
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$936
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$858
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$829
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$847
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$934
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1184
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$798
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$867
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$764
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$873
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$872

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323