Puebla vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1066
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$495
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$746
$5439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
87
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.39M

The cost of living in Puebla is 69% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4882nd and 26th ($1066 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 23rd in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5737th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$8.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.32%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$818
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$446
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.7
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$257
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3893
$18429

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$915
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$927
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$804
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1288
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$767
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$596
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$905
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$861
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$833
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$810
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$875
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$826
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$853
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$779
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$662
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$781
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$853
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$851
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$768
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$702
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$845
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$816
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$972
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$996
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$846
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$797
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$682
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$765
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606