Ecatepec de Morelos vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1782	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$408	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$436	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$966	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	88	95
😀 Quality of life	58	67
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.32M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 12% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6586th and 6972nd ($842 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 124th and 56th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ecatepec de Morelos compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Ecatepec de Morelos ranked 18th best city to live in Mexico vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 6160th and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2914	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$9734

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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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716