Puebla vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Puebla	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$396	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$715	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	92
😀 Quality of life	62	81
🏙️ Population	1.43M	6.26M

The cost of living in Puebla is 11% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5190th and 4785th ($1051 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 2nd 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 5640th and 637th 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	$11.5	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$598	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.4	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$442	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20789	$12174

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895