Puebla vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$396
$1190
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$715
$2799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
52
😀 Quality of life
62
85
🏙️ Population
1.43M
342K

The cost of living in Puebla is 48% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 5190th and 1924th ($1051 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1512th 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 1.4 months in San Juan. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs San Juan ranked 146th in the United States, while ranked 5640th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs San Juan

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Puebla San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$1525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$5774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$858
$2975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$6.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$4.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$442
$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20789
$12973

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Catano
$1949
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Guaynabo
$1638
11 km or 6.8 mi Trujillo Alto
$1504
11 km or 7.1 mi Bayamon
$1787
13 km or 7.8 mi Carolina
$1446
19 km or 12 mi Canovanas
$1789
20 km or 13 mi Toa Alta
$1776
21 km or 13 mi Dorado
$1889
24 km or 15 mi Gurabo
$1275
24 km or 15 mi Caguas
$1370
25 km or 16 mi Naranjito
$1668
26 km or 16 mi Rio Grande
$1743
28 km or 18 mi Vega Alta
$1575
29 km or 18 mi Corozal
$1792
32 km or 20 mi Cidra
$1827
34 km or 21 mi Vega Baja
$1652
36 km or 23 mi Las Piedras
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Cayey
$1851
42 km or 26 mi Humacao
$1297
42 km or 26 mi Orocovis
$1790
43 km or 27 mi Naguabo
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Manati
$1686
46 km or 28 mi Fajardo
$1588
49 km or 30 mi Yabucoa
$1732
51 km or 32 mi Guayama
$1673
51 km or 32 mi Coamo
$1513
65 km or 40 mi Santa Isabel
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Arecibo
$1443
70 km or 43 mi Utuado
$1779
77 km or 48 mi Ponce
$1447
80 km or 50 mi Hatillo
$1737
92 km or 57 mi Quebradillas
$1611
95 km or 59 mi Yauco
$1761
98 km or 61 mi San Sebastian
$1654
103 km or 64 mi Sabana Grande
$1725
106 km or 66 mi Isabela
$1497
111 km or 69 mi San German
$1714
115 km or 71 mi Aguadilla
$1208
117 km or 72 mi Mayaguez
$1525
118 km or 74 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2120