Puebla vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Puebla	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$396	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$715	$5217
😷 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 70% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5190th and 52nd ($1051 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 5640th and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Puebla	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$598	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.4	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$442	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20789	$22295

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826