Puebla vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Puebla	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1066	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2624	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$495	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$746	$674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	91
😀 Quality of life	57	77
🏙️ Population	1.43M	6.26M

The cost of living in Puebla is 0.8% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4882nd and 4828th ($1066 vs $1075) 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 0.6 months in Santiago. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5737th and 685th 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	$8.84	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.54	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1132	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$772	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.8	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$818	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$446	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.7	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$257	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3893	$6400

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$915
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440