Puebla vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Puebla	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$939	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2466	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$407	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$629	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	35	56
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	1.43M	2.42M

The cost of living in Puebla is 27% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6023rd and 6712th ($939 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 23rd 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 0.6 months in Salvador. Puebla ranked 13th best city to live in Mexico vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 5982nd and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Salvador

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	Puebla	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.33	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.4	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10619	$10964

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610