Puebla vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Puebla	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$424	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$732	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$418	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$803	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	35	57
😀 Quality of life	62	62
🏙️ Population	1.43M	2.42M

The cost of living in Puebla is 25% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5140th and 6516th ($1075 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 12th 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 Salvador. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 5782nd and 5693rd 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	$10.9	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.66	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.97%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1035	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$750	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.6	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.1	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20939	$14902

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743