Puebla vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Puebla	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$396	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$715	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	99
😀 Quality of life	62	100
🏙️ Population	1.43M	5.45M

The cost of living in Puebla is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5190th and 370th ($1051 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5640th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Sydney

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	Puebla	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$598	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.4	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$442	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20789	$25164

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863