Puebla vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$4562
🏠 One person rent
$458
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$651
$2198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
54
😀 Quality of life
53
83
🏙️ Population
1.43M
342K

The cost of living in Puebla is 52% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 5623rd and 1742nd ($981 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Puebla ranked 12th best city to live in Mexico vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 6026th and 422nd 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
$7.34
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.36%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$601
$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.61
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.71
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9705
$10321

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PueblaSan Juan

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
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82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$858
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$752
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1160
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$745
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$485
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$800
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$747
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$724
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$770
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$761
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$632
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$700
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$574
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$696
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$788
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$821
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$635
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$608
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$724
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$716
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$812
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$983
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$756
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$700
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$638
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$717
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Catano
$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Guaynabo
$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi Trujillo Alto
$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi Bayamon
$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi Carolina
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Canovanas
$1684
20 km or 13 mi Toa Alta
$1670
21 km or 13 mi Dorado
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Gurabo
$1166
24 km or 15 mi Caguas
$1373
25 km or 16 mi Naranjito
$1557
26 km or 16 mi Rio Grande
$1670
28 km or 18 mi Vega Alta
$1514
29 km or 18 mi Corozal
$1748
32 km or 20 mi Cidra
$1744
34 km or 21 mi Vega Baja
$1790
36 km or 23 mi Las Piedras
$1483
39 km or 24 mi Cayey
$1798
42 km or 26 mi Humacao
$1364
42 km or 26 mi Orocovis
$1707
43 km or 27 mi Naguabo
$1704
44 km or 27 mi Manati
$1682
46 km or 28 mi Fajardo
$1566
49 km or 30 mi Yabucoa
$1631
51 km or 32 mi Guayama
$1532
51 km or 32 mi Coamo
$1669
65 km or 40 mi Santa Isabel
$1231
69 km or 43 mi Arecibo
$1189
70 km or 43 mi Utuado
$1610
77 km or 48 mi Ponce
$1354
80 km or 50 mi Hatillo
$793
92 km or 57 mi Quebradillas
$1457
95 km or 59 mi Yauco
$1612
98 km or 61 mi San Sebastian
$1538
103 km or 64 mi Sabana Grande
$1572
106 km or 66 mi Isabela
$1429
111 km or 69 mi San German
$1546
115 km or 71 mi Aguadilla
$1221
117 km or 72 mi Mayaguez
$1264
118 km or 74 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2177