Puebla vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Puebla	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$396	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$715	$4463
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	69
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	1.43M	385K

The cost of living in Puebla is 59% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5190th and 777th ($1051 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 683rd in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5640th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Puebla	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$598	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.4	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$442	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20789	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260