Ecatepec de Morelos vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1782	$2063
🏠 One person rent	$408	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$436	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$966	$829
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	96
😀 Quality of life	58	74
🏙️ Population	1.93M	18.7M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 8% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6586th and 6835th ($842 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 124th and 32nd in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6160th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecatepec de Morelos vs Guangzhou

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2914	$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$16938

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$917
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$975
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$771
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$986
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$907
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1032
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$987
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$981
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$1004
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1241
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$950
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$928
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$803
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$926
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$846
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$944
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$926
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$962
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$910

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694