Ecatepec de Morelos vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$704	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$2226
🏠 One person rent	$346	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$610	$1294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	87	97
😀 Quality of life	51	75
🏙️ Population	1.93M	18.7M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 9% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6869th and 6548th ($704 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 108th and 31st in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 19th best city to live in Mexico vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6189th and 1055th 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	$4.88	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.1	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.97	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$316	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6402	$14511

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650