Puebla vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$424
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$418
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$803
$5553
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
86
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.39M

The cost of living in Puebla is 69% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5140th and 50th ($1075 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 38th 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 9th best city to live in Mexico vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5782nd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs San Diego

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Puebla San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$8.74
 Cappuccino
$4
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.97%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1035
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$750
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20939
$26517

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804