Puebla vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$396
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$715
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
1.43M
11.5M

The cost of living in Puebla is 7% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5190th and 4918th ($1051 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5640th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Sao Paulo

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Puebla Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$858
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$442
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20789
$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720