Chengdu vs Ecatepec de Morelos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Ecatepec de Morelos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$240	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$367
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$610
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	72	51
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.93M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 11% less expensive than in Ecatepec de Morelos. Cities ranked 7421st and 6869th ($623 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 108th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th in Mexico, while ranked 1890th and 6189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Ecatepec de Morelos

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	Chengdu	Ecatepec de Morelos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$1605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$6402

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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