Auckland vs Ecatepec de Morelos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Ecatepec de Morelos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$367
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$610
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	87
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.93M

The cost of living in Auckland is 180% more expensive than in Ecatepec de Morelos. Cities ranked 1924th and 6869th ($1968 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 108th in New Zealand and Mexico, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th in Mexico, while ranked 161st and 6189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Ecatepec de Morelos

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	Auckland	Ecatepec de Morelos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$6402

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

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