Puebla vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$998
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2647
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$407
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
91
😀 Quality of life
59
81
🏙️ Population
1.43M
6.26M

The cost of living in Puebla is 10% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5601st and 4939th ($998 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in Mexico and Chile, respectively. Check Mexico vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Puebla compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5952nd and 672nd 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
$9.47
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.67%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.68
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19753
$9190

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Cities near Puebla

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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827