Puebla vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Puebla	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$732	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$418	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$803	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	33
😀 Quality of life	62	84
🏙️ Population	1.43M	543K

The cost of living in Puebla is 44% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5140th and 2278th ($1075 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1724th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 5782nd and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Tucson

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	Puebla	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.66	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.97%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1035	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$750	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.6	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20939	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190