Puebla vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$424
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$418
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$803
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
1.43M
11.5M

The cost of living in Puebla is 4% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5140th and 5003rd ($1075 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 5782nd and 2408th 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
$10.9
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.97%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1035
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$750
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20939
$16798

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$987
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1032
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$907
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1428
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$887
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$926
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$975
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$917
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$944
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$950
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$934
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$771
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$962
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$846
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$670
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$986
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$981
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$1004
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$928
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$766
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$906
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$923
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1010
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1241
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$854
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$939
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$803
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$926
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$947

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719