Puebla vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$998
$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2647
$3000
🏠 One person rent
$407
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$1370
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
42
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
1.43M
331K

The cost of living in Puebla is 27% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5601st and 4346th ($998 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 0.8 months in Puebla compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5952nd and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.67%
8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.68
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19753
$6470

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$914
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$977
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$842
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1331
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$819
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$860
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$908
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$851
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$875
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$875
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$868
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$717
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$893
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$784
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$643
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$926
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$912
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$936
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$858
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$724
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$829
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$847
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$934
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1184
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$798
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$867
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$764
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$873
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$872

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1238
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$695
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$883
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1436
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1090
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1097
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1009
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1018
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1129
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$665
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$739
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$801
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$931
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$989
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$791
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$842
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$780
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$661
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$770
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$912
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$729
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$719
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$911
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$735
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$682
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$627
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$467
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$710
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$760
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$673
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$915
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1053
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$790
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$698