Puebla vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2466
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$407
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$629
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
42
😀 Quality of life
54
51
🏙️ Population
1.43M
316K

The cost of living in Puebla is 21% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6023rd and 4621st ($939 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 3rd 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 0.4 months in San Salvador. Puebla ranked 13th best city to live in Mexico vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5982nd and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.64
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.14%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.33
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$4693

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Distance City Cost of living
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$811
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$816
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$843
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$734
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1190
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$729
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$504
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$835
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$757
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$723
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$763
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$772
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$704
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$694
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$589
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$844
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$789
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$797
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$660
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$623
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$741
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$726
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$830
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$941
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$727
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$707
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$601
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$748
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$707

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697