Busan vs Ecatepec de Morelos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Ecatepec de Morelos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$390	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$367
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$610
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	72	87
😀 Quality of life	89	51
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.93M

The cost of living in Busan is 51% more expensive than in Ecatepec de Morelos. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6869th ($1060 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 108th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th in Mexico, while ranked 201st and 6189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Ecatepec de Morelos

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	Busan	Ecatepec de Morelos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$1605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$6402

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

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