Ecatepec de Morelos vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$777	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$381	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$852	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	88	94
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.32M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 12% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6759th and 7112th ($777 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 125th and 62nd 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 14th best city to live in Mexico vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 6128th and 5499th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.95	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$382	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$272	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2782	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1882	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.93	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.49	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6991	$8855

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$851
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1331
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$868
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$908
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$717
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$926
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$842
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$914
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$912
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$936
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1184
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$875
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$858
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$764
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$860
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$784
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$643
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$873
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$893
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$936
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$860

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668