Puebla vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$2687
🏠 One person rent
$458
$656
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$651
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
42
😀 Quality of life
53
50
🏙️ Population
1.43M
316K

The cost of living in Puebla is 19% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5623rd and 4469th ($981 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 12th best city to live in Mexico vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6026th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.34
$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.36%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$601
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.61
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.71
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9705
$5642

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$787
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$814
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$752
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$1160
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$704
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$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
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$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
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1194
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1160
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$698
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$884
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1449
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1083
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1088
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$936
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$941
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1070
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$653
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$753
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$897
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$916
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1047
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$897
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$819
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$903
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$719
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$886
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$755
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$788
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$784
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$881
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$632
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$598
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$455
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$632
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$738
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$624
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$878
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1034
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$710
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$973
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$701