Puebla vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$998
$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2647
$2682
🏠 One person rent
$407
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$872
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
59
69
🏙️ Population
1.43M
11.5M

The cost of living in Puebla is 5% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5601st and 5192nd ($998 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Puebla compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5952nd and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.67%
12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.68
$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19753
$15428

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$914
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$977
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$842
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1331
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$819
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$860
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$908
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$851
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$875
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$875
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$868
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$717
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$893
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$784
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$643
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$926
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$912
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$936
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$858
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$724
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$829
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$847
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$934
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1184
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$798
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$867
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$764
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$873
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$872

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$737
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$701
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$697
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$698
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$690
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$712
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$656
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$605
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$691
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$687
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$704
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$830
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$671
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$699
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$699
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$665
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$706
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$639
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$780
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$671
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$654
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$689
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$702
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$666
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$693
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$678
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$664
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$685
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$687
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$657
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$741
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$737
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$618
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$673
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$648
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$816
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$638
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$659
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$666