Puebla vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Puebla	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$998	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2647	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$407	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	35	56
😀 Quality of life	59	62
🏙️ Population	1.43M	2.42M

The cost of living in Puebla is 26% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5601st and 6702nd ($998 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 17th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Puebla compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 5952nd and 5621st 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	$9.47	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.67%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$895	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$656	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.68	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$413	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19753	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699