Amsterdam vs Ecatepec de Morelos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Ecatepec de Morelos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$367
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$610
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	921K	1.93M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 297% more expensive than in Ecatepec de Morelos. Cities ranked 331st and 6869th ($2791 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 108th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th in Mexico, while ranked 29th and 6189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Ecatepec de Morelos

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	Amsterdam	Ecatepec de Morelos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$6402

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$747
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1160
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$761
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$800
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$632
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$696
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$752
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$858
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$825
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$788
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$821
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$983
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$770
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$635
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$638
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$485
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$700
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$724
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$717
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$759
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$667