Puebla vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Puebla	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$458	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	1.43M	9.67M

The cost of living in Puebla is 26% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5623rd and 4104th ($981 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Mexico and South Korea, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Puebla ranked 12th best city to live in Mexico vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 6026th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Seoul

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	Puebla	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.34	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.36%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$772	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.71	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9705	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019