Puebla vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$2851
🏠 One person rent
$458
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$651
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
91
😀 Quality of life
53
77
🏙️ Population
1.43M
6.26M

The cost of living in Puebla is 13% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5623rd and 4686th ($981 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Mexico and Chile, respectively. Check Mexico vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Puebla ranked 12th best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6026th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Santiago

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Puebla Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.34
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.36%
5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$601
$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.61
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.71
$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9705
$8040

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Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$825
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$858
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$752
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1160
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$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
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$875
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$930
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$759
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$720
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$798
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$833
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$832
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1074
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$874
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$805
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$920
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$765
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$812
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$823
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$815
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$790
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$835
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$511
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$814
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$860
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$768
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$735
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$642
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$807
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$814
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$731
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$750
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$671
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$902
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$722
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$762
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$710
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$793
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$791
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$786
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$680
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$731