Puebla vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$2573
🏠 One person rent
$458
$463
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$898
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$651
$822
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
22
😀 Quality of life
53
58
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.96M

The cost of living in Puebla is 6% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5623rd and 5176th ($981 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 12th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Ranked 12th vs 6th best cities to live in Mexico, and 6026th vs 5576th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Tijuana

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Puebla Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.34
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.36%
11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$601
$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.61
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.71
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.88
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9705
$2569

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$912
18 km or 11 mi National
$2962
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$910
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3065
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2914
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3428
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2916
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3043
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2898
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2964
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2930
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3124
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3279
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2917
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3273
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2834
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3199
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$880
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2907
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2637
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2945
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3109
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2732
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2763
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2936
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2950
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3188
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2578
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2996
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2694
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3496
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2971
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3082
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2764
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3326
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3020
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2698
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2677