Puebla vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1066
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$495
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$746
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
57
64
🏙️ Population
1.43M
12.4M

The cost of living in Puebla is 2% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4882nd and 5031st ($1066 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5737th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.32%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$818
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$446
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.7
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$257
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3893
$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659