Daejeon vs Ecatepec de Morelos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daejeon	Ecatepec de Morelos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2724	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$386	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$367
🍽️ Food expenses	$433	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2163	$610
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	76	87
😀 Quality of life	85	51
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.93M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 41% more expensive than in Ecatepec de Morelos. Cities ranked 5544th and 6869th ($992 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 2.2 months in Daejeon compared to 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th in Mexico, while ranked 350th and 6189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Ecatepec de Morelos

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	Daejeon	Ecatepec de Morelos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.41	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5276	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4192	$1605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$7.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15827	$6402

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$977
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1038
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$1019
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$936
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$1038
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$959
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$854
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$1000
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$977
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$1005
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1026
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$979
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$900
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$992
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1033
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1042
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1036
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$970
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1127
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1020
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$987
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1026
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$1022
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$1016
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1063
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1165
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1070
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1098
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1074
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1283
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$995
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$880
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1022
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1400

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