Puebla vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Puebla	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	80
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	1.43M	737K

The cost of living in Puebla is 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5623rd and 158th ($981 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 140th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Puebla ranked 12th best city to live in Mexico vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6026th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Seattle

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	Puebla	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.34	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.36%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$772	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.71	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9705	$29407

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093