Puebla vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1066
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$495
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$746
$477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
42
😀 Quality of life
57
46
🏙️ Population
1.43M
316K

The cost of living in Puebla is 7% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4882nd and 4577th ($1066 vs $1147) 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 0.4 months in San Salvador. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5737th and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.32%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$818
$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$446
$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.7
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$257
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3893
$4597

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Distance City Cost of living
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$915
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$910
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$927
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$804
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1288
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$767
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$596
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$905
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$861
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$833
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$810
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$875
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$826
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$853
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$779
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$662
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$781
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$853
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$851
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$768
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$702
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$845
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$816
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$972
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$996
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$846
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$797
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$682
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$765
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1093
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$702
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$866
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$915
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1031
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1107
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$900
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1019
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$630
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$702
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$854
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$829
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$857
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$805
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$892
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$595
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$627
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$880
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$738
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$882
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$614
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$676
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$458
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$737
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$787
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$548
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$842
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1039
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$699
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$716
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$680