Belem vs Ecatepec de Morelos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Ecatepec de Morelos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$405	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$367
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$610
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	40	87
😀 Quality of life	41	51
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.93M

The cost of living in Belem is 7% more expensive than in Ecatepec de Morelos. Cities ranked 6655th and 6869th ($755 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 108th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th in Mexico, while ranked 6876th and 6189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Ecatepec de Morelos

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	Belem	Ecatepec de Morelos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$6402

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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