Puebla vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Puebla	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$458	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	24
😀 Quality of life	53	39
🏙️ Population	1.43M	6.56M

The cost of living in Puebla is 66% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5623rd and 7740th ($981 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Puebla ranked 12th best city to live in Mexico vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6026th and 7044th 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	$7.34	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.36%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$772	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.71	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9705	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600