Based on a U.S. dollar exchange rate of 11.00 pesos the cost of living in Puebla varies from US$2,870 to US$6435, with monthly rents hovering around $US922.
These figures are based on expenditure on housing, food, education, transportation, clothing, recreation, health, furniture, appliances and personal use.
A big feature of living in Mexico is that domestic help is relatively cheap compared to countries in the Western world. In Puebla it's common to pay around US$25 to a person (usually a woman) who will come and clean your apartment, iron clothes and if you're willing to pay a bit extra, cook as well.
For expatriates often the most important starting references upon arriving in a foreign country are expatriate clubs and associations. Some of the most important are the American Society along with the DAR, the International Friendship Club, and Rotary International. American Society acts as a large umbrella organization harboring smaller clubs and associations that are based on particular fields of interest.
Emergencies:
Emergency number: 066 Red Cross: 235.8040 / 234.0000 Police: 232.7649
Puebla is a uniquely Spanish-Mexican city and a wonderful destination for first-time visitors to Mexico. Many people are now retiring to Puebla. It is close enough yet far enough from Mexico City.
In a broad, high valley about 60 miles southeast of Mexico City, Puebla preserves the Spanish imprint of its conquistadores, with over 70 churches and more than a thousand colonial buildings in the city, population 1.9 million.
