Puebla vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Puebla	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$424	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$732	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$418	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$803	$776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	21
😀 Quality of life	62	46
🏙️ Population	1.43M	6.56M

The cost of living in Puebla is 79% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5140th and 7929th ($1075 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 5782nd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Shaoyang

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	Puebla	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.66	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.97%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1035	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$750	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.6	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.1	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20939	$11939

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$987
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615