Puebla vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2925
🏠 One person rent
$396
$734
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$715
$378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
41
😀 Quality of life
62
56
🏙️ Population
1.43M
331K

The cost of living in Puebla is 19% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5190th and 4553rd ($1051 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 2nd in Mexico and El Salvador, respectively. Check Mexico vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5640th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs San Salvador

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Puebla San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$858
$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$39
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$442
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20789
$4732

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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
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1231
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$770
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$905
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1476
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1123
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1132
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1130
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1127
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1204
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$790
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$678
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$860
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$935
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1004
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$854
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$951
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$832
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$681
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$791
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$962
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$756
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$767
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$871
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$960
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$759
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$716
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$619
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$503
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$775
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$788
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$665
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$1014
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1049
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$817
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1008
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$706