Charlotte vs Ecatepec de Morelos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Ecatepec de Morelos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$367
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$610
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	68	87
😀 Quality of life	88	51
🏙️ Population	875K	1.93M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 259% more expensive than in Ecatepec de Morelos. Cities ranked 761st and 6869th ($2528 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 108th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th in Mexico, while ranked 252nd and 6189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Ecatepec de Morelos

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	Charlotte	Ecatepec de Morelos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$1605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$6402

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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