Puebla vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Puebla	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$939	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2466	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$407	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$629	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	91
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	1.43M	6.26M

The cost of living in Puebla is 22% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6023rd and 4604th ($939 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 13th best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5982nd and 705th 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	$7.64	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.33	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.4	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10619	$7298

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$811
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$843
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$734
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1190
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$504
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$835
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$757
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$723
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$763
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$772
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$704
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$844
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$789
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$797
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$660
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$741
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$726
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$830
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$941
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$727
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$707
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$601
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$748
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$707

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534