Ecatepec de Morelos vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$832	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1756	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$406	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1001	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	88	95
😀 Quality of life	59	68
🏙️ Population	1.93M	1.32M

The cost of living in Ecatepec de Morelos is 6% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6630th and 6861st ($832 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 40th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 7th in Brazil, while ranked 6030th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ecatepec de Morelos	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$407	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.2%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1696	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.02	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.56	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.52	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.2	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8193	$9818

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Cities near Ecatepec de Morelos

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Tultepec	$914
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
17 km or 10 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
21 km or 13 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Mexico City	$1475
22 km or 14 mi	Zumpango	$932
23 km or 14 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Naucalpan	$977
26 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
41 km or 25 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
67 km or 41 mi	Pachuca	$763
72 km or 45 mi	Toluca	$994
78 km or 49 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
81 km or 50 mi	Jiutepec	$897
88 km or 55 mi	Cuautla	$1034
100 km or 62 mi	Atlixco	$971
107 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
118 km or 73 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
130 km or 81 mi	Taxco	$973
132 km or 82 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
149 km or 92 mi	Iguala	$980
178 km or 110 mi	Queretaro	$1255
178 km or 111 mi	Teziutlan	$960
197 km or 122 mi	Poza Rica	$916
211 km or 131 mi	Celaya	$817
215 km or 134 mi	Tehuacan	$924
220 km or 137 mi	Coatepec	$852
221 km or 137 mi	Orizaba	$952
222 km or 138 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Xalapa	$673
225 km or 140 mi	Morelia	$935
228 km or 141 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
233 km or 145 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
236 km or 146 mi	Cordoba	$974
249 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
265 km or 165 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
268 km or 166 mi	Irapuato	$920

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722