Beijing vs Ecatepec de Morelos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Ecatepec de Morelos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$1756
🏠 One person rent	$648	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$434
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$1001
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	88
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.93M

The cost of living in Beijing is 33% more expensive than in Ecatepec de Morelos. Cities ranked 4987th and 6630th ($1108 vs $832) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 126th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.2 months in Ecatepec de Morelos. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th in Mexico, while ranked 2361st and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Ecatepec de Morelos

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	Beijing	Ecatepec de Morelos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	11.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$3015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$1696
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$20.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$9.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$8193

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$914
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1475
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$932
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$977
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$763
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$994
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$897
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1034
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$971
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$973
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$980
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1255
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$960
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$916
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$817
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$924
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$852
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$952
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$673
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$935
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$974
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$920