Puebla vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$458
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$651
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
1.43M
24.9M

The cost of living in Puebla is 11% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5623rd and 4858th ($981 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Puebla ranked 12th best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6026th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Shanghai

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Puebla Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.34
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.36%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$601
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.61
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.71
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9705
$30174

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746