Puebla vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Puebla	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$732	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$418	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$803	$4485
😷 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 5140th and 719th ($1075 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 625th 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 32nd in the United States, while ranked 5782nd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Tampa

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	Puebla	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.66	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.97%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1035	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$750	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.6	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.1	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20939	$16676

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285