Puebla vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Puebla	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$939	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2466	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$407	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$629	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	1.43M	11.5M

The cost of living in Puebla is 7% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6023rd and 5616th ($939 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Puebla ranked 13th best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5982nd and 4573rd 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	$7.64	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.33	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.4	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10619	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629