Puebla vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Puebla	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$424	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$732	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$418	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$803	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	92
😀 Quality of life	62	80
🏙️ Population	1.43M	6.26M

The cost of living in Puebla is 10% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5140th and 4795th ($1075 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5782nd and 688th 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	$10.9	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.66	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.97%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1035	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$750	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.6	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20939	$10578

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$987
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1032
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$907
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1428
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$926
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$975
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$917
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$944
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$950
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$934
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$771
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$962
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$846
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$670
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$986
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$981
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$1004
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$928
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$906
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$923
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1010
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1241
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$854
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$939
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$803
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$926
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$947

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849