Puebla vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$424
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$418
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$803
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
99
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
1.43M
24.9M

The cost of living in Puebla is 5% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5140th and 4971st ($1075 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5782nd and 1655th 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
$10.9
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.97%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1035
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$750
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20939
$27781

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30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$987
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765