Puebla vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Puebla	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$939	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2466	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$407	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$629	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	35	49
😀 Quality of life	54	60
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.48M

The cost of living in Puebla is 7% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6023rd and 5612th ($939 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 14th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Ranked 13th vs 4th best cities to live in Mexico, and 5982nd vs 5259th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Zapopan

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	Puebla	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.33	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.4	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10619	$5160

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Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$811
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$843
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$734
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1190
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$504
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$835
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$757
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$723
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$763
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$772
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$704
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$844
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$789
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$797
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$660
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$741
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$726
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$830
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$941
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$727
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$707
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$601
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$748
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$707

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844