Ecatepec de Morelos vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$346	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$652
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	49
😀 Quality of life	51	57
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.46M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 31% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 6869th and 5385th ($704 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 15th in Mexico.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Ranked 19th vs 7th best cities to live in Mexico, and 6189th vs 5625th among the best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$5853

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214